Real Madrid is a special case on the European scene. Since the creation of the Champions League in 1992, the Madrid giant is in fact the only club to have managed to retain its Champions League title. And the Merengue did even better as they even achieved the treble between 2016 and 2018.
Title holders, PSG hope to imitate Real Madrid. An ambition assumed by Luis Enrique and his players. This is evidenced by the comments made by Achraf Hakimi on the club’s website. “There are not many teams that have gone back to back, to win again. It is a challenge for us which is motivating and which should give us strength knowing that the road has been difficult last year. But if we work together, we can do it again.”he confided.
And to achieve this, the Moroccan international is counting on the confidence born from the last European campaign or their place as finalist at the Club World Cup this summer. Since the start of the year, PSG has dominated Liverpool, Arsenal, Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, ​​Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan.
PSG has “incredible confidence”
“The confidence we have in ourselves is incredible. We progress with each match, we feel more and more comfortable and we understand each other very well. We showed it in every match and I think we are going to improve and we are going to see better matches,” confided the former Madrilenian, adding: “Last year was a bit difficult, we didn’t start it in the best way. There have been changes but I think today the team is a bit the same as last year, with two or three changes we made.
PSG meets Bayern Munich this Tuesday at the Parc des Princes and this summit clash constitutes a new opportunity to send a signal to all of Europe. “These are enjoyable matches to play for which you prepare yourself physically and mentally, even more so in the Champions League, on our pitch, in front of our audience,” underlined the Parisian full-back. These are moments to prepare for and enjoy. It will be a difficult match. We are facing a team in very good form. We have faced them before and they are a very strong team but I think we are also in good form. »
