Lucien Favre, in a press conference before the match - Martin Meissner / AP / SIPA

Let's get away from the essentials: Lucien Favre being Lucien Favre, we cannot say that we experienced the most exciting pre-match press conference in history. But the coach of Borussia still did the minimum by speaking a little - in French - of his Dortmund as well as of the PSG which awaits him tomorrow in the knockout stages of the Champions League. He even delivered what he believes will be the key to the game.

“[PSG] are a dangerous team in retrieving the ball. When you lose the ball, they go very fast ahead. The key will be how we defend. It is important that we are very strong in conquering the ball, and then in possession of the ball, that we remain calm. "

Calm, it will have to be, faced with the plethora of attackers from Paris. Starting with Neymar, "a very, very good player, and he can add up with Mbappé, Di Maria, others, we could mention at least ten names ..."

Leave no space

Axel Witsel, also passing through a press conference on Monday, believes he knows how to asphyxiate this army, taking as an example the last success of Dortmund against Frankfurt (4-0). “We were more aggressive, in a good way. As soon as we lost the ball we wanted to recover it and play forward. This is what we must do tomorrow, and leave no space in Paris. "

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