Dijon-PSG: "I give my maximum to help the team", says Pablo Sarabia

We never stop Pablo Sarabia. Arriving this summer from Seville in the role of understudy, the Spaniard never stops playing the leading roles at PSG. In the absence of chief technicians Neymar and Di Maria, the Madrid native, 27, played the conductors and recited a score without false note in Dijon (6-1).

Author of a double on a volley and a flat for the foot consecutive to breakthroughs by Kylian Mbappé, the player trained at Real has also granted himself the luxury of offering his first goal of the season to his captain Thiago Silva on corner. With already 12 goals on the clock - including 6 in the Coupe de France - and 5 assists, Sarabia, with his sparkling form, would he not manage to play a little more than the utilities, Tuesday night in Dortmund in the round of 16 Champions League?

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Are you satisfied with your performance in recent weeks?

PABLO SARABIA. It is true that we have a lot of pressure because we have to win all our games. But I think the team feels good and it's the same for me. I give the maximum to help the team and, there, that translates into two goals, so much the better.

Are you surprised to be so effective?

Let's say I try to be as efficient as possible in the area where the coach needs me the most. There were matches where it was in the middle, others where it was in front, on the right, on the left… Me, I try to bring the maximum. Afterwards, I think the coach is happy.

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It is true that the Champions League is fast approaching. It is very good. But I think we have another match to play before ( Editor's note: at Amiens on Saturday ), we will think of the Champions League in due course.

Are you disappointed that Cavani did not score his 200th goal in Dijon?

Yes, we try to bring everyone to the maximum. I scored, not Edi, but in other games, it may be him. We all work first to win the team. A professional like him also always works for the team first.

Without Neymar or Di Maria, is it your job to be the boss?

Yes, they weren't there, but the team has other options, and the coach knows how to get the best of them so that, in the end, they line up a great team every time. There are not only eleven players and that's good, because with the number of games we have to play in the season, there is room for everyone.

Do you have the feeling that the team is ready to face Dortmund?

Whatever the competition, championship, Cup or Champions League, our goal is to win everything. Against Dijon, it was to qualify for the next round. We will have the same in Dortmund: win to continue to progress as a team and as a club.