Paris Saint-Germain had a strong impression this season in Europe. Despite the difficult start in the Champions League, with a league phase concluded in 15th place, the French champion team, which has been reworked without any star since the departure of Kylian Mbappé in Real Madrid last summer, was able to raise his level of play in January.
A visible change in the men of Luis Enrique, noted by several of their opponents. This is the case of Virgil Van Dijk, the central defender of Liverpool. In an interview with The teamhe explains that he was amazed by their performance during the double confrontation between the two teams in the round of 16.
“They have perfectly adopted the principles of play”
“I had been very impressed by the PSG play style, by the individual quality of its players and by the efforts they had made. It was quite surprising that we win (1-0 in the first leg) when they had dominated us, but these are things that happen in football. (…) The Parisians have passed, well done to them. Currently, they are in a very good dynamic, guided by a very good manager whose game principles they have perfectly adopted ”analyzed the Dutch colossus.
But despite this glowing observation, the Reds captain does not place Paris as a favorite in the final against Inter Milan.
“No, I don't think. I faced PSG recently, and as I told you, it made me a strong impression. As for Inter, I have crossed paths in the past and I know two of its players well, my compatriots Denzel Dumfries and Stefan de Vrij. Perhaps the Inter has a little more experience (than PSG), since it has played the final of the Champions League recently (in 2023) ”estimated Van Dijk.
