Emiliano Martinez is preparing for a hostile reception at the Parc des Princes during the quarter -round of the Champions League between PSG and Aston Villa, on April 9. Taken in flu by the French public since the 2022 World Cup, due to his controversial celebrations after the victory of Argentina, the 32 -year -old goalkeeper expects to be copiously whistled. Already hue in Lille in Conference League in April 2024 and in Monaco last January, he assured in an interview with Telefe having used this kind of atmosphere: ” My team will have less pressure, because I am going to insult me. I master the situation perfectly. Against Lille, they whistled me for 120 minutes, that's normal. »»
Despite this electrical announced atmosphere, Martinez has great impatience before this double confrontation against Parisians. Aware of the difficulties of Aston Villa outside, he knows that the first round will be a crucial test before returning to Birmingham: ” We are strong at home, but outside, we have more harm. It is a direct elimination phase, anything can happen. Used to responding to provocations on the ground, the last Argentine bulwark hopes to silence the Parc des Princes as he had faced the LOSC.
