Last week, PSG faced a huge disillusionment. Largely dominating throughout the meeting against Liverpool, the capital's club finally had to bow at the very end of the meeting of Harvey Elliott. A terrible blow that necessarily tense the Ile -de -France supporters, who despite the XXL performance of their team, saw him bow and be forced to a capital feat to hope to qualify for the quarter -finals of the Champions League. At the foot of the wall, PSG worked all week to best prepare this shock that promises to be breathless this Tuesday evening in Anfield. In parallel with the new wide victory acquired in Ligue 1 on the lawn of Rennes (1-4), the teammates of Joao Neves therefore received the wise advice from Luis Enrique to prepare for the Battle of Mersey.
“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. He gives us the opportunity to make us see what we are capable of ”said Khvicha Kvaratskhelia at a press conference on Monday. Present on the bench of FC Barcelona during the Folle went up against Paris Saint-Germain in 2017, the Iberian coach has the recipe to prepare for this kind of major events. Thus, the management of the preparation week has been articulated around long discussions both collective and personal with its team as explained by the French press this Tuesday morning. Dialogues that have only one goal: to explain that going to seek the qualification to Anfield is not a feat and is completely within the reach of the Parisian workforce.
Everyone is confident internally at PSG!
While Liverpool has never lost in the European Cup against a French club at home, PSG has the opportunity to enter history in the event of a favorable result on the lawn of the Mersey club. However, Luis Enrique sought to desecrate the event as much as possible by persuading his group that a feat was largely within their reach. This undermining work has already started after the meeting to go after which the Iberian coach had put the defeat into perspective, already explaining that the return handle on the other side of the Channel was affordable. A postulate that Luis Enrique illustrated with video sessions that have had their effect on the group.
Liverpool
PSG
21:00
1 2.25
N 3.95
2 2.95
Indeed, according to our colleagues, when the Parisian group was already sure of its forces after the first leg, the work week with Luis Enrique convinced everyone within the club than a feat was more than affordable. According to several sources, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi even spoke to the Paris group to explain that a qualification was still possible and that this new generation PSG was capable of the greatest exploits. In parallel with all this psychological work, Luis Enrique also sought to keep a certain routine to allow Parisians not to be confused before such a shock. It remains to be seen whether this positive attitude will allow Parisians to go achieve a capital feat on the lawn of one of the favorites for the final victory in the Champions League.
