Tomorrow, Paris Saint-Germain will have a new opportunity to write a beautiful page in its European history. After having managed to release FC Barcelona in the quarterfinals last season after losing at the Parc des Princes, the capital's club will try to do the same in Anfield, where very few clubs have managed to make Liverpool stumble. Will excavators and dominators go, will the red and blue can again impose the pace on the Reds, with, this time, more offensive success? While waiting to see him, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia said that his whole team was motivated despite last week's big disappointment.
“I would have preferred PSG not winning 4-0 against Barça”
“We are motivated, I don't know how. When you play against Liverpool in Anfield, you don't need additional motivation. But when you play for PSG you are motivated for every match. We have a big mentality, we will try to win tomorrow, this is our mentality. As I said, it's going to be a difficult match, our goal is to dominate as we did in Paris, playing with the same quality of play. Dominating as we did, is not an easy task. If we focus on our own game then everything is possible. We will see how the match will end ”he said, before explaining the role of Luis Enrique, a specialist in reasons against PSG in 2017 and last season in Barcelona.
“He tells us a lot of stories about his past, he tells us that we have to stay focused on our game, have confidence. Everything is possible. It gives us the opportunity to make us see what we are capable of. »» A few moments later, the specialist in question also presented himself in front of the media. And not surprisingly, the former Barça took the opposite view of everyone. “No, I don't like, I would have preferred PSG not winning 4-0 against Barça (in 2017, editor's note). During my career, when the worst happens, these are things to manage, but I have no problem with that. I face it head -on, but I would have preferred a positive result. »»
“One of the two teams can be European champion”
Then, as he used to do since he was at PSG, the Spaniard insisted on desecrating the event. “We did our usual week with a little analysis of the match the next day. There is no change of approach, we would not have made differently even in the event of a positive result. »» On the other hand, he conceded that there was still a parameter that is not easy to manage: the emotions of his players. “I repeated myself a lot. Last season when there was such a match, managing emotions is not easy. It involves preparing them specially. Being 150% is not good, you have an exaggerated risk of reaction. It's vital to manage emotions “he said, before giving part of his plan for tomorrow.
“Our goal is clear, it's trying to be better than the opponent. When you play outside, it's always difficult. If we have the ball, which is our goal, we will be able to manage. Then we'll see how the match is going. You can always improve. These are different circumstances. On the outward journey, each action was reinforced by the noise of our supporters. Tomorrow, it will be a more balanced match. I am always optimistic about what my team can do. Everything goes by controlling the important phases of the game, attacking all together, defending all together, having the ball and generating our offensive phases. We will see a match between two of the best teams in Europe, one of the two can be European champion. »» It remains to be seen who will be victorious of this fascinating duel.
