At the Parc des Princes, comments gathered at a press conference
The match : “The most important thing is that we had the opportunity to give 60 minutes to all the players. Thanks to Beveren, it was great for us. It was the first objective. Then, we made a good first part in Le Havre, we continued today. We created a lot of opportunities, no goals conceded, no injuries. We continued. We have the feeling that the team is very concentrated and benefits from working together. It's good. We now have two extraordinary results and we want to continue on Tuesday (against Celtic). ”
Choupo-Moting : “He scored, it's the best for the attackers and for him. He scored two spectacular goals. He's a reliable guy. He accepts his role in the team and that's important. He is behind Kylian Mbappé and Mauro Icardi in the hierarchy, it is clear. But he has the possibility of being on the list for the Champions League. We must first play Saint-Etienne and Lyon ( in the cup finals, note ) and we need all the players, including Choupo, with confidence. It's good for us. ”
Thiago Silva : “If he's on the pitch, it's the captain, that's clear. He will be my captain until the last day. (…) First in the hierarchy? It's like at the start of the season: we have Marquinhos, Presnel Kimpembe and Thiago Silva at the highest level in Europe. We are very happy that the three of them are there. If we play two in central defense, I have to choose two. The most important thing is to arrive with the three. It may be just a matter of feeling before the matches as to who will play. I can't say who will be playing at this time. It is necessary to have several defenders to achieve all of our objectives. ”
Back to the Parc des Princes : “It's always good to play here, it's a unique, spectacular stadium. It's always a special atmosphere. We prefer to play with all the spectators ( only 5000 people in the Parisian precincts this Friday, note ). But it's always a pleasure to play at the Park. Everyone has benefited from playing here, the staff and the players, the field is in extraordinary condition. We have the quality to play. It's good to be here. It's our stadium. We are comfortable there. ”
Juan Bernat, spared this Friday : “It will be very short for the final against Saint-Etienne (next Friday). He is not injured but feels uncomfortable, it is muscular, not serious, but we decided not to take any risks. He did a full training the day before yesterday (Wednesday). Yesterday individually because we had a little fear if he was doing collective training. It's a feeling. We decided together not to take a risk. I am optimistic about the match against Celtic. But it will be short for the final… ”
Even better Tuesday : “Yes. It's normal. I am very happy that it is like that. We always give intensity to training, we are serious in matches. Whether we play Le Havre or Beveren, it's our goal to play the best match possible. If we are together, we give everything. I will wait until Tuesday again. Maybe we will still only play 45 minutes (per player) to be cool on Friday ( for the final of the Coupe de France at the Stade de France against the Greens, note ). There are only two days of rest between the two. ”
Young people : “They are starting with us now and it's always a big challenge because the talent is great. They are doing very well and they deserved to have minutes. That's why they play. Arnaud Kalimuendo always works hard, Kays Ruiz is very technical and Timothée Pembele must adapt quickly to our style of play and defend. They are committed and focused, they are doing well. ”
The eleven against Saint-Etienne : "I know a lot of guys (who will play), but not the full eleven."
Keylor Navas replaced : "It's only for (playing Marcin) Bulka."
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