At the Parc des Princes
The Uruguayan warrior drops the armor. Rare in front of the microphones, very rare, Edinson Cavani took the trouble to answer questions from the press Sunday, after having scored his 200th goal in Parisian colors, on the occasion of the victory over the Girondins de Bordeaux (4-3 ). On the verge of tears in front of the Canal + cameras, the Uruguayan international then came to answer the rest of the media in the mixed zone. With his honorary trophy under his arm, the 33-year-old striker first confided his joy at reaching this symbolic figure. He also returned frankly to his "very difficult" month of January and his aborted departure (for Atlético) during the winter transfer window and the competition with Mauro Icardi, before planning for the return match against Dortmund and send a message to these red and blue supporters who love him so much.
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The 200 goals under the colors of Paris Saint-Germain : "It's special ... It's a moment that sends you back to the kilometers that are behind you and that you have traveled to reach these 200 goals. The workouts, the frustrations, the special moments ... All of these things make this moment incredible. It’s beautiful for me. The best moment in Paris? No ... There have been other special and beautiful moments before. At the end, it's the 200th goal, but it's only a goal, it doesn't offer us a championship or a cup. It's a goal that makes you remember things that make the moment special. ”
"Cavani, 200 goals scored, your history has never been engraved". The Matador comes to take a last ovation at the foot of Auteuil. # PSGFCGBpic.twitter.com / lo6vWSXMra
- Christophe Remise (@ CRemise77) February 23, 2020The month of January and the transfer window : "I will answer you out of respect. But it is a thing of the past. And the past must sometimes be left behind ... It was a special moment, sincerely difficult for me. Very difficult. I think you understand why I say that ... But I'm here to continue my adventure in Paris. And I am happy to continue my adventure here. I'm happy, I'm proud. And I will continue to give my best until my last day here. It's difficult for each player to experience moments like this. But in the end, it's part of the job, of football, and you have to keep working, try to move on. ”
"I think we can do good things, but we have to stay united"
The return match against Dortmund : “I think we can do good things, but we have to stay united. After this defeat against Dortmund (2-1, last Tuesday in Germany, note), it must be kept in mind that it is football. All teams can experience a difficult evening, when things do not go as we could all expect. But it's part of football. Sometimes you have to go through moments like this to stay together. That's teamwork, seeing the team in difficult times. And we know how it goes here after the defeats in this competition. But we will stay together, we will show that we will give the maximum to try to qualify. It started now, today (Sunday). We created a lot of (goal) opportunities. It was a tough game because every game is. But the preparation for what will happen in ten days (March 11, editor's note) was starting now. ”
Ovation of the Park for the exit of Cavani, author of his 200th Parisian goal in this part. With a D pass as a bonus. # PSGFCGBpic.twitter.com / QNnL3k4Z0U
- Christophe Remise (@ CRemise77) February 23, 2020Competition with Icardi : “It's going well. Afterwards, the coach decides. But competition is part of football. I have a good relationship with Mauro. I have often said that the important thing is the team. The coach decides. But that won't change the relationship I can have with my teammates. So it's good, it's good competition. "
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A message for the supporters : “I wanted to thank them because I feel that they are always behind us. I wanted to thank them, and also first of all my teammates because they train, they are there with me, every day, my family, all the supporters who are behind us and who have been behind me many times too . So I can only thank them for the warmth, the love they give us, that they give me, in difficult times as in moments of joy. Thank you ! The only way I can say thank you is by giving the maximum, 100% on the ground. And it will be like this until the end. Thank you everyone. You have to enjoy, prepare for the next game and everything that will happen afterwards. ”
Words gathered in mixed zone .
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