PSG-Bayern: French football fully behind Paris before the final

When the usual opponents turn into the first supporters. All French football will be behind PSG this Sunday against Bayern Munich. “In this cloudy summer experienced by our football because of the consequences of the Covid, PSG brings us a magnificent feeling of great blue sky, underlines Bernard Caïazzo, chairman of the management board of AS Saint-Etienne. Bravo to Nasser (Editor's note: Al-Khelaïfi, the president of PSG) to his men to give French clubs as well as all those who love our football, pride and happiness. For us the Greens, this final against Bayern sounds like an opportunity for revenge 44 years later… PSG has just celebrated its 50th anniversary, this final is for him! "

Jean-Pierre Caillot, the president of Reims, will also be “fully behind PSG”. The Parisian club's victory in the final of the recent Coupe de la Ligue against Lyon enabled the Rémois to qualify for a European Cup, 57 years after their last participation. "I had written with humor to Nasser that I would support PSG until the end of August," smiles the leader of Reims. I hope for him, for his club and for France that they will win. It would be wonderful for French football, world champion and winner of the most beautiful of European competitions two years later. "

"Attract more quality foreign players and investors"

The players in Ligue 1 know that a victory for PSG would reflect on all of French football. "The course of PSG but also of Lyon, which eliminated Juventus and Manchester City, show that we have a powerful L1," said Jean-Pierre Rivère, president of Nice. In terms of UEFA points and image, it can only be rewarding and allow us to attract more quality foreign players and investors. For French football, PSG is a driving force. They work well and deserve to be there. There should be four or five big clubs like them in France. We will try to stick behind them. "

"I hope that the outlook on Ligue 1 will change"

An opinion shared by Nicolas Holveck, the president of Rennes. "In France, we are sometimes jealous of people who have money," he considers. But that's not the right attitude. We are very lucky to have a club like PSG because it pulls others from the top. He is the locomotive of French football, we all need him. It would have been exceptional to also have Lyon in the final. But it's already huge, the French clubs should manage to have this type of results every year in the European Cup. I already hope that thanks to Lyon and PSG, the outlook on L1 will change and that we will stop decrying it compared to other European championships. "

An observation shared by Juninho, the sports director of OL. “I wish Paris good luck. I really hope for all Parisians and the whole PSG team that they will play a big game and demonstrate that Ligue 1 is not what everyone thinks. "

The bosses of L1 have also approached Nasser Al-Khelaïfi in recent months. "She is a person who deserves to be known, whom I really discovered during all the discussions and our work meetings linked to the Covid," notes Rémois Caillot. He knows where he wants to take his club and pro football ”. “He was omnipresent during the crisis, really invested in French football. We can only thank and congratulate him ”, supports the Rennais Holveck.

"See Thiago Silva lift the cup"

On the pitch, the performances of the Tuchel team were also appreciated by the coaches. “We knew that PSG had great players but during this final tournament, we saw that a certain state of mind emanated from this group,” notes Olivier Dall'Oglio, the Brest coach. There is a force, a unity which can allow it to go to the end. I'm not here to judge Tuchel but I believe him to be sincere, he follows his ideas to the end. I think Flick (Editor's note: Bayern coach) will make defensive changes because against Lyon, there were still big flaws behind. Faced with Mbappé, Neymar or Di Maria, it will not pass. In recent years, PSG have lost to learn, but corrected their mistakes to build a competitive and recognized team. Raising the Cup would legitimize the work done. "

Former assistant to Laurent Blanc at PSG, Jean-Louis Gasset thinks of captain Thiago Silva on the start. “The adventure would end with a title, it would be extraordinary for him, believes the new Bordeaux coach. I want to see him lift the cup. It would also be extraordinary for Paris. When they are in that state of mind, they are very, very strong. I am wholeheartedly with PSG ”.