PSG tackles the C1 this Tuesday evening against Dortmund. With finally reason to believe in final victory?
It is a freshly beaten Paris – by Nice on Friday in Ligue 1 (2-3) – which is preparing to host Dortmund on behalf of 1time lifting of the Champions League this Tuesday evening at the Parc des Princes. A new chance for the capital club which for twelve years has been working to conquer the C1 under the aegis of its Qatari owners. In vain.
This summer, PSG observed a real palace revolution with the arrival of Luis Enrique at the helm of the first team and a cheerfully overhauled squad. Neymar, Lionel Messi, Marco Verratti or even Sergio Ramos, so many figures who have now disappeared and who have given way to new blood embodied by Ousmane Dembélé, Randal Kolo Muani, Manuel Ugarte, Lucas Hernandez, Milan Skriniar and others Gonçalo Ramos or Bradley Barcola. A way to move forward for a locker room which in the past may have been weighed down by internal dissensions.
“ There is more noise outside than insideunderlines Marquinhos this Monday at a press conference. We are used to it, we are approaching the Champions League and important matches. We know that, it’s starting to pull from all sides. We are always very serene, very calm. (…) We don’t hide. There are only great players in the locker room who know who and what we are. We know where we are going. If we are not well, we know it. Things are very clear in the locker room. We talk to each other. »
On the importance of Luis Enrique
The renewal, even in depth, is therefore good for Parisians. Especially since the coach himself contributes to this freshness: “ He is a coach who approaches everyday life with great intensity. He has very clear objectives, he is not there to treat one competition differently from anothercontinues the captain of the Reds and Blues. He is demanding regardless of the opponent, very involved in what he does and in what he transmits to us. I love working with a coach like that, who has a lot of desire and who has a lot to bring. »
“ There is a lot of information to convey to playersnotes for his part Luis Enrique, aware that his team did not achieve the ideal and expected start to the season. This process requires time. There will be good football and good results, I’m sure. I live with my team every day. I want my players to understand my ideas as quickly as possible. Life and football always put you in your place. I want my team to understand our way of playing as quickly as possible. (…) There is room for improvement, that’s for sure. But we do things very well. The players never surrender. The attitude and behavior of the team deserves a 10 out of 10. »
