Special envoy to Lisbon
State of mind before the final and the celebration of PSG after its half : “We are very determined, we absolutely want to win the final. We were really happy after the half, after the quarter-final too. But we have already made several semi-finals, in my case only one final (in 2015, lost, with Juventus, editor's note). We know that this is the final above all and we are preparing the real celebration for Sunday, if we win ... "
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Face the PSG, its training club : "I am in contact quite regularly with Presnel (Kimpembe), even if we have not yet spoken since yesterday (Wednesday, and the qualification of Bayern against OL, editor's note). Of course, we'll call each other to start the debates in private (smile). (...) It's a very beautiful thing, a childhood dream. But I really don't think about my past at PSG, just the final. I have never lifted this trophy and I really hope we will. Currently, my heart is 100% Bayern. ”
“Mbappé? It's like when we played against Messi ”
The forces of PSG and the offensive stars : “They have a very dangerous duo (Neymar / Mbappé) in front and a good defense, the best this season in the Champions League. We know it will be a difficult game. I hope it will be an open game with a lot of goals and that we will win at the end. (...) The trio Neymar, Mbappé, Di Maria? We will have to defend all together, that we be motivated and that we leave them as little space as possible, that we fight on all the balls and that we do not leave them an easy situation. It's a quality trio, but we also have our strengths, our weapons. We hope to score more than them and not concede a goal. (…) Mbappé? I have played with him several times, so I know him a little. I will try to give some advice ... But there are the videos, the work of the coach. All of this will help us try to stop him and the team. But he is an offensive player, a player who creates. It's like when we played against (Lionel) Messi: we hope he plays the worst possible game and we will make sure to put them under pressure so that he has as few balls as possible. But he is one of those players who can decide the fate of a match on an action. Him, Neymar, Di Maria ... We know it will be complicated, but we have our weapons. If we do the job up front, put them under pressure, whether they play a good game or not, it won't matter to us. "
"We have to win, we absolutely want to win"
The culture of winning : “It's a great club that has won everything and always wants more. The character we had against FC Barcelona demonstrated it: even after scoring the fifth or sixth goal, we continued to respect the opponent, we continued to play, to press them. We are determined. This is the kind of club where it is the beginning of a crisis after two games without a win ... We have to win, we absolutely want to win. We're going to do everything to win this competition because it's been a few years since that no longer happened (2013, note) and it would really be a great reward after the season that we did. "
The course of PSG in recent years : “It was not easy, but the C1 is not for any club. Everyone wants to win it, but there's only one winner every time ... They haven't been able to get past the quarters so far. They did it. They are in the final. We want to win and we will do everything to achieve it. "
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Hansi Flick's contribution : “He gave us back the confidence that we lacked for a while. But the main thing that we changed with him is our way of defending. We conceded a lot of goals before. Once we sorted that out a bit, it got a lot better. We were able to continue to attack as much, if not more. We have set a lot of goals and we haven't conceded a lot. This is what gave us back confidence. Afterwards, going on several matches in a row, it also gives confidence, knowing that we have always had the qualities with us. Today, we are riding this wave of confidence. ”
"It's over five or ten years that we really judge a great club"
PSG among the greats of Europe with this qualification for the final : "It's a little too early to say ... One thing is certain: they had a very good course this year, they are in the final and c is deserved. Afterwards, it's over five, ten years that we really judge a great club. "
His personal situation and his playing time : “I had a physical problem before Chelsea. I had not been in the group. Ivan (Perisic) had a good game and the coach wanted to continue to rely on the same team. They had a great match against Barcelona and again against Lyon. Afterwards, at this level of competition, there is no mood. We want to win the competition. Whether we are starting or entering during the game, even if we do not play, if we have the trophy at the end, everyone will be equally happy. If I have 90 minutes in the legs? Good question. We will see Sunday. In the meantime I feel good. It's been a few months since I played 90 minutes. But if I have to give 45 minutes, 30, 70 thoroughly, I will. "
"Two or three Lewandowski goals in the final?" Not at all impossible… ”
Lewandowski and Ronaldo's record : “We haven't really talked about it ... But he's a competitor, a scorer and he wants to be the best. So knowing him, of course, he would like to beat the record. With the format of this "Final 8", no return match, it will be complicated ... He must score two or three goals in the final, which is not at all impossible (He needs two goals to match Ronaldo's 17 goals in 2013-14, editor's note). He's a great scorer, he's always shown it and this season, even more. I hope it will continue in the final. I'm sure he's very determined to score a lot more goals for the club. ”
A C1 to forget 2018 : “It is not linked. The disappointment of not having participated in the World Cup is long gone. I would still like to win a World Cup, but that's the selection. Today is the club. And I don't have a Champions League yet. I hope to have it on Sunday. ”
Interview at a press point .
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