If Lucas Hernandez did not hesitate to regret the attitude of the Parisian players on Wednesday on the Newcastle pitch, the other players in front of the microphones clearly intended to minimize the impact of this defeat.
PSG sank. Unable to compete in desire with the Newcastle players, the French champions even suffered a historic setback by losing 4-1 on the pitch at St James’ Park. Because the capital club has only done worse once in its history in the Champions League: during the unforgettable comeback suffered at Barcelona (6-1) in April 2017.
However, Gonçalo Ramos did not have the impression of having lived ” a nightmare “Wednesday. “We tried to play our game, Newcastle are a superb team. I don’t think it’s a nightmare,” he confided to the microphone of Canal+, adding: “It’s a nightmare because it’s a big defeat. But we played our game, had our chances. It’s all about the little details and Newcastle had them in their favor tonight. They were stronger in the duels, they managed to score their chances, that’s why they won.”
At the age of 17, Warren Zaire-Emery had an even more surprising analysis of the evening. “It’s not a failed match,” he said, specifying: “We made a lot of mistakes.” “They played with their qualities and came after us very high. And we knew it was going to be a complicated match. Now we will look at the mistakes we made to become the strongest team possible.”he continued.
The young midfielder, decisive passer on Lucas Hernandez’s goal, could not say whether the problem had been mental or tactical but was optimistic for the future. “It’s only the second match of this Champions League, there are plenty left. It’s up to us to do things well to finish first”he said.
