The next few weeks promise to be capital for Paris Saint-Germain, which is on the eve of concluding a potentially historic season, marked by an unprecedented quadruple. Already crowned champion of France for the thirteenth time, with a dominant workforce on the national scene, PSG also won the Champions Trophy at the start of the year, laying the foundations for an exceptional campaign. Added to this is a raid during the recent UNFP trophies, where Parisians won the major distinctions (player of the year, hope of the year, trainer of the year, nine players in the 11th of the year) – an individual recognition which reflects the collective superiority of the team this season. But the strongest remains to come: Luis Enrique's men are preparing to play two decisive finals. First that of the French Cup facing the Reims stadium, which they will have to win to complete the domestic hatch. Then, the European Summit: the long -awaited final of the Champions League against Inter Milan, with a third continental star after the European Cup European Cup in 1996 as well as the Intertototo Cup in 2001. But a success in C1 would have a very special flavor and would take the form of total consecration. The Parisian club has never been so close to succeeding in a historic quadruple, which would bring this generation into the legend of French and European football. PSG therefore plays much more than two finals: it plays its place in history.
Pending the latest hostilities and the final games, Paris Saint-Germain organized its traditional media day at the end of the season, this Wednesday, May 21, at the PSG campus in Poissy. On the program: the press was cordially invited to attend the training entirely opened at 11:00 am. A mixed area followed from 12:15 p.m. with several Parisian players. Before concluding the morning by a press conference by Luis Enrique in the surroundings of 2:00 p.m. At the dawn of a final legendary sprint, this morning placed under media spotlights is a real showcase for the club. A meeting with multiple challenges for the Parisian group on all floors. For players, it is the opportunity to get messages, to display their unit and their determination, while measuring the extent of the attention that surrounds this end of the historical season. A few days to play two major finals – French Cup against Reims then Champions League against Inter, Luis Enrique reaffirmed, at a press conference, the serenity and the ambition that drives his group, while the sports management offers a key moment to enhance the work accomplished and strengthen the image of a conquering, structured and turned PSG. More than a simple media meeting, this morning is a strong signal sent to all of Europe: Paris is ready to write history.
Union is strength before the final sprint
Under the spring sun of Poissy, PSG offered this Wednesday morning a rare but precious scene: that of a group in full harmony, both concentrated and light, serene and joyful. On the occasion of the training exceptionally open to the press for the Media Day, the smiles were as numerous as the precise passes on the field. Between two exercises, laughter has shot, teasing too – especially between Ousmane Dembélé and Achraf Hakimi, always accomplices: “We don't change our habits. Whether you play a final or play a championship match. We are not going to change our habits and we will take the match as usual. We will prepare it as usual. We're going to try to be focused on the final week, but before we think of the final, there is a final of a French Cup so we will have to think about this final too“Said the French striker, before his teammate Vitinha details:”We talk about excitement, pressure, I speak of joy. It's really an incredible moment, you work all season to arrive at that time, to play the finals, the French Cup final, the final of the Champions League. We will especially enjoy and give everything. We are a young group, but we arrived here anyway». Even Luis Enrique, perched from the top of his elevator to observe the game, could not help some accomplices smiles with his assistants, as if everything is in place. All the players in the workforce were involved in the various media activities, as well as Luis Enrique, and the former Idol of the Park, Pedro Miguel Pauleta
In this relaxed but studious atmosphere, we saw a collective living fully, united around the same objective. Marquinhos as a discreet leader, concentrated but affable, vitinha still as applied, and a gianluigi Donnarumma reassuring in his cages even in training: everyone seemed in their place, undertaken without reservation in this adventure which touches at its summit. The exchanges were natural, the automatisms well established, and the palpable energy: “I was delighted with what I saw, what we tried. Players were criticized and exploded. We had to overcome all of this. We played very high level matches in the Champions League and we lost them, as against Atlético and Liverpool. Change is when you got out of the blocking in terms of efficiency. Players have managed to place themselves better in the surface. We went from lamentable statistics to the best in Europe. It is the same version of the team, but with efficiency. We scored more goals than last season, and more players delivered assists. Our figures are exceptional. To happen, our players must give the ball to the best placed. Many players have scored or delivered passes and I am very happy not to depend on a single player», Analyzed Luis Enrique. No visible tension, just the clarity of a group that knows what to do – together.
A few days before playing two decisive finals, including that long -awaited from the Champions League, PSG gives the image of a mission team, but carried by a healthy, accomplice and joyful atmosphere. Far from the stress and closed looks, the faces are open, the gestures united. If the road to history is still strewn with obstacles, the foundations seem solid. Those of a united wardrobe, a respected staff, and a collective dream which only requires becoming reality: “The secret is that instead of coming to work, you come to have fun. And that's what we are trying to do while playing football. They are privileged, because they can dedicate themselves to this job. When we start a season on July 14 and they arrive at campus and they wonder what is the goal of the season, the goal is this one, the one we have at the moment. It was a dream at the start of the season and now there are two finals to fully realize this dream. So it's the best time to have fun, to continue to do what we have done so far if we can improve, it's even better, but you have to be ambitious and face these ten days that stay to play these two finals and do this with the best mentalities and above all have fun. Take pleasure is the goal“The Spanish coach explained to us. In this bubble of serenity and complicity, PSG traces its route to history with the light heart and the clear spirit. A few days before two meetings that can change everything, the capital's club shows what any large team must embody: rigor, joy, and this invisible force born of unity. The dream is there, at hand, and Paris seems ready to grasp it to dream of greater together.
