Ronald Koeman wants to believe in his team's qualifying chances on Wednesday.
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LLUIS GENE / AFP
Is the wind blowing on the backs of Barcelona on the eve of facing PSG?
This is what the journalists asked their coach Ronald Koeman, present at a press conference an hour before that of Mauricio Pochettino.
To answer it, the Dutchman obviously relied on the cup match against Sevilla, overthrown by his players on their return (3-0) after an initial 0-2 defeat in Andalusia.
“The Cup match gave us a lot of confidence.
But you can't compare a 2-0 away loss in the first leg with a 4-1 loss at home.
It's much more complicated, he qualified.
In addition, PSG is a very strong opponent, who aspires to win the Champions League.
To have hope, you have to be efficient, realistic, but we will try!
Nothing is impossible.
The worst that can happen to us is that tomorrow, after the match, we tell ourselves that we did not give the maximum to qualify or to win ”.
A crucial start to the match for the Catalans
The former Barça player obviously had his share of questions about Leo Messi.
For him, unsurprisingly, the Argentinian is the key to a hypothetical quarterback qualification: “If we hope to come back, we will need all the players at their best.
We can, if Leo makes one of his best games, then anything is possible.
He's a player who can rock any game, any time.
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"But that won't depend on Leo alone," he tempered all the same.
There are other players as well.
It will depend on the start of the match, if we are able to compete ”.
On this point, Koeman is on the same wavelength as Pochettino.
We therefore advise you to be in front of your TV (and / or in front of the 20 Minutes live) exactly on time to be sure not to miss anything.
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