At the Parc des Princes
Marco Verratti, affected in training on Tuesday and announced uncertain for the Bergamo match : “We are worried, he took a big hit. A serious injury? We have to wait, I don't know the exact diagnosis this Wednesday afternoon, I have to speak with the doctor, but we are worried. ”
State of mind with all the glitches (Mbappé, Kurzawa, Verratti…) : “Not good… There are a lot of uncertainties and it's a big problem, that's clear. In addition, we are missing three players (who left free at the end of the season), Edinson Cavani, Thomas Meunier and Tanguy Kouassi. It was the first match for Juan Bernat (since March 11 against Dortmund, NDLR). Thilo Kehrer was not available today. He also took a hit against Lyon. It's always the same thing. We arrive before the Champions League and there is always negative news ... I do not know why. But it's like that."
"It's not a friendly match in a week, it's a Champions League quarter-final"
On a possible return of Kylian Mbappé for the C1 : “We play the Champions League, the quarter-finals. It's not a friendly match in a week! And we arrive after a four or five month break, with two official matches, against a team that has finished its season and how many injured players? It's super complicated… Kylian is doing everything he can. He works 24 hours a day! But will he be able to play? I don't know… And if he's there, could he do a great performance? I do not know either…"
The objectives of the Faro internship (August 8-10), the state of mind to be created there : “I cannot go into details. We will try to create a state of mind with the group, it will start on Saturday in Faro, Portugal. We are going to prepare. I have a lot of confidence in this group, in the players who are there. If we are missing a lot of players, OK, we will push all the players who are there, we will give everything to win this match against Atalanta. And we will start to create this atmosphere on the field Saturday, Sunday, Monday. And from Tuesday, we will be in Lisbon. We're going to fight, that's for sure. We're going to do our best and then it's football, anything is possible. It's the quarter-finals, it's a dry game. We are a strong team. ”
Bernat holder : “I don't know. Maybe he should be. Did he prepare in the best way for a match against Bergamo? No. Is it perhaps necessary for him to play? Yes."
Thilo Kehrer and Mauro Icardi : “Serious for Kehrer? Not today. But he couldn't play against Sochaux. He trained separately, like Mauro. I think they will be with us on Saturday. Tomorrow, they will be individual again. Friday, day of rest. And on Saturday, I hope they will be with the team. Mauro affected? No, but he came out with some problems. We preferred not to take any risks. ”
Interview at a press conference
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