"In the head, we have Leipzig, Leipzig, Leipzig": the objective, summed up by midfielder Ander Herrera, is the same for all PSG players. Qualified with forceps against Bergamo (2-1, in the last moments of the match), the Parisians want to beat the Germans, the last obstacle before the final of the prestigious Champions League. And for that, they leave nothing to chance.
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"They are going to be very dangerous for us"
Because if the players may not know how to locate Leipzig, an East German city in Saxony, on a map, they must know their future opponent in the semi-finals of the Champions League inside out ... Since Sunday , the video sessions multiply to analyze an outsider German team which will have nothing to lose.
"This is a team that is under no obligation to win the Champions League, which was not the goal at the start of the season," said Ander Herrera. In this case, "you play more free, with less pressure", estimates the Parisian. And to conclude: "They are going to be very dangerous for us."
Training out of sight
Against Leipzig, PSG will have to do without its goalkeeper Keylor Navas, absent yesterday from training because insufficiently recovered from his right thigh injury. So Sergio Rico will be in goal. For the rest, PSG will train out of sight to fine-tune the final settings before their meeting with history.