Wednesday evening, at the Parc des Princes, PSG will face Aston Villa in the quarter -final first leg of the Champions League. A meeting that Parisians approach confidents, and in the skin of the favorites. An advantage? Not necessarily, says Samir Nasri. “Against Aston Villa, you are a favorite. Against Liverpool, you were outsider. It's much easier when you are outsider than favorite “says the former OM player, questioned by our colleagues from
The team.
“Especially since there, if it goes bad for PSG, it will be an industrial accident, everyone will fall on him”he adds. However, the star consultant of Canal+ is rather optimistic for the club of the capital, which he finds “Very impressive for loss of ball”. This Paris Saint-Germain version Luis Enrique also reminds him of another team he had to face in the Champions League when he was a player: FC Barcelona.
Samir Nasri “admiring” PSG
“Aggressiveness, the way to recover the ball very quickly, very high … I played against Barça de Luis Enrique, which could mark anytime with (Lionel) Messi, Neymar and (Luis) Suarez. And I find that collectively, PSG gives off even bigger powerhe said. I also like his position game, with players that you suddenly ask yourself what they do there, while everything is calculated. I admire what they do. »»