At the Parc des Princes,
Unprecedented since the start of the direct elimination phase of the 2020-21 Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain finds itself in the position of the hunter at the end of the first leg. After the successes against Barcelona (4-1) and Bayern Munich (3-2), the Parisians this time lost their first face-to-face against the “Pep army”. An uncomfortable configuration at first glance, if only from a mathematical point of view, given that it forces PSG to win by two goals apart (or by one goal by scoring at least three pawns) in Manchester, but not that much when you dig a little and know how to show bad faith.
20 minutes
gives you some reasons to believe in a turnaround.
And as Marquinhos says: "Whoever does not believe in it, he must not even go there."
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Give everything on a match, Paris knows how to do
Losing the first match is to protect oneself against the debates on the specter of the remoradas and the ability of Paname to manage his lead.
There, there are no more calculations, you just have to give yourself for 90 minutes.
The Parisian captain set the tone at RMC Sport's microphone: “You have to have the mentality and the desire to give everything you need to pass.
We are really very close and we shouldn't be in doubt when we go there.
Pochettino, convinced that his approach to the game was the right one, is no less optimistic.
“The challenge is important, it is about keeping the same level of intensity for 90 minutes.
We know it's a challenge, but we feel that the players want to try.
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Pep Guardiola thinks too much
On the other hand, we feel from here the brain of the Nobel Prize for football drowning in ideological considerations that could well lead him to choker once again at the gates of the final.
“If we lose, let's lose, but with our game. Ultimately, which team are we?
Are we going to be able to do what we did for 65 minutes or are we going to take the tweezers and defend our goal?
Do we want to win with our mentality.
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If friend Pep is already starting to give us cryptic sentences after his team has just won, what will it be next Tuesday?
Neymar unsheathed his magic incantation
The Brazilian may have been mediocre Wednesday night in western Paris, but he immediately knew how to redeem himself by making his superstition speak on the networks.
“We lost a battle but the war continues.
I believe in my team, I believe we can be better than we were.
1% luck, 99% faith, ”he wrote.
The same incantation that had led Barça to the comeback.
Ney masterclass to come in five days.
We will have warned you.
Perdemos a batalha mas a guerra continued.
Eu acredito na minha equipe, acredito que podemos ser melhores do que fomos.
GO TO PARIS ❤️💙 1% chance 99% fair 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/erQHQQb021
- Neymar Jr (@neymarjr) April 28, 2021
Manchester City will cogitate because of the final
Paris has the advantage and the experience of having already passed the half of the Champions League.
The haters will say that it was not a round trip and we will hardly prove them wrong, but the final is no longer an end in itself for Paris Saint-Germain, which only has eyes for the trophy. .
For Skyblues, it's different.
"We feel the responsibility of wanting to reach the final", already warns Pep.
PSG will have "the advantage away from playing at home"
Connoisseurs will have recognized the antithesis of Patrick Vieira's legendary punchline.
For reasons that still completely escape science, Paris has decided to be on average three times stronger than at the Parc des Princes.
Even Pochettino, yet very down to earth in his interventions, indulges in the irrational.
“We played well away against Bayern and Barcelona, so it's a cause for hope for the future.
Finally, let us note that Kylian Mbappé will find at the Etihad Stadium the ground of his first European exploits.
Enough to give our English friends a cold sweat.
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