Neymar fell to his knees, Tuchel sat on his cooler clapped the hand of his deputies, Mbappé took Navas in his arms ... Then the whole Parisian group, winner of Leipzig (3-0), this Tuesday, August 18 in half. final of the Champions League, embarked on a dance, in a circle in the middle of the lawn of the Stade de la Luz, in Lisbon, to sing in French: "We are in the final, we are in the final".
Elected man of the match with his goal and two wonderful assists, Angel Di Maria savored at the microphone of RMC Sport: “We are very happy, the team has worked very well. We wanted to make the history of the club, we succeeded. Now, we are in the final and if we continue like this evening (Tuesday), that could help us for the final. "
Mbappé feels "the same as with the Blues"
Asked about the apparent low level of Leipzig in the first period, Di Maria replied: “We made them weak! At the start, it was 50-50, but we knew that with the enormous energy we had, we could qualify. "
After a night when he knows that it will be "hard to sleep", the Argentinian artist projects himself on the final. “We will work on the match, regardless of the opponent: Lyon or Bayern, we will give the maximum. "Winner of the competition in 2014 with Real, Di Maria judges the Parisian group" at a very high level, not only individually, but also for its collective, very good. It doesn't matter who is playing. "
Kylian Mbappé, too, measures the strength of this collective: “I feel the same as with the Blues. We managed to create a group where everyone contributes their own stone. It's easier to run for a buddy you like. I don't know if it will win us over, but it will help. "
Goalkeeper Sergio Rico, replacing injured Navas, expresses his “pride” in being in a team of this level. “We deserve all this, considering the work done all year round,” he said. With the intensity that we put in, combined with the individual quality of our players, it is very difficult to pose problems for us. "
“We can't stop here!”
All smiles, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, evokes a “historic, magnificent evening” after a “perfect match”. In the locker room, the club president slipped to his players: “It's a dream, but I hope he will continue and not stop. We don't want to leave, we can't stop here! "
While the Champs-Elysées and the surroundings of the Parc des Princes always fill a little more with mad supporters, Thiago Silva, the Parisian captain, gives an emotional speech. It measures the task accomplished. “There were very difficult times, he breathes, but today we deserved to be in the final. I am very happy with the behavior of my team. It's historic already, but it's not the end. We must celebrate, but also rest for Sunday, because it will not be an easy game. "
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The Brazilian may play his last game on Sunday, but he doesn't want to talk about it. He prefers to evoke one of the strongest groups he has known, on but also off the field. And then, he addresses the supporters: “They weren't there in the stadium, but we felt a positive atmosphere. I hope that Sunday or Monday we can all enjoy together. "