"My heart is whiter" .. the coach of Saint-Germain reveals his favorite team to win the Champions League

Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino revealed the team he hopes to win between Liverpool and Real Madrid in the 2021-2022 Champions League final, noting that his "heart is whiter", indicating that he encourages Real Madrid during the big confrontation, today, Saturday, ( 23:00 UAE time), at the Stade de France in Paris led by French referee Clémée Tourbonne.

Pochettino told the Spanish newspaper “Marca”: “It is clear that my heart is whiter in that confrontation. As a player and coach I have never been able to be at this club, but my love for him is clear to everyone."

He added: “But in this final, I don’t know if Real Madrid will be the best candidate to win or not. He lost four matches between the group stage and the knockout stages. He faced more powerful opponents than Liverpool. It could suggest that he is the favorite, but Liverpool A great team, with a coach that I love (Jurgen Klopp) with great players who have reached and won many finals."

He continued, "We will see what happens, but Real Madrid has won the most titles and reached many finals. It has a long history and a great chance to win."

And he continued: “Real Madrid has an advantage and it has won the Spanish League several weeks ago, it allowed the players to focus on the final more than Liverpool, the latter had to play very strong matches in the English Premier League, to see how the Liverpool players will perform in the match, but Real Madrid will be fully prepared for it by a percentage. 100%".

Regarding his exit at the hands of Real Madrid with Paris Saint-Germain, he continued: “In Paris, we were clearly superior. We dominated but won one goal, missed a penalty and lost a lot of opportunities. For 60 minutes at the Santiago Bernabeu, we were better and we had a lot of chances to score. ".

He continued: "Real Madrid had the upper hand and created opportunities to beat us. Looking at the matches against Chelsea and Manchester City, I think that Paris Saint-Germain was the closest to getting Real Madrid out in terms of controlling the match."

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