Pochettino before PSG-Barça: “Neymar? We are sad, we were enthusiastic about the idea that he is playing this match ”

Risk of overconfidence, past experiences

: “The past is the past.

It all started in 2020-21 for me, there was no story until I arrived.

For me, all these elements do not condition us.

I have no feelings about past experiences.

We will start this match to win, to pass this round, and we will try to be thoroughly from the first minute. ”

Joan Laporta, new president of Barça, and his statements on a new comeback

: “I congratulate him, I know him well and I have good relations with him.

The most important thing in football is faith and being optimistic, selling optimism too… You have to be focused, at least as much as in Barcelona if not more, to attack and win.

It's how we think, how we will approach the match.

Barca are a great team, we know it's important to play our best football. ”

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The extensions of Neymar and Mbppé

: “The club takes care of it.

Both parties, players and club, must agree.

But we are all focused on the current goals. ”

Neymar's career at Paris Saint-Germain

"The start of the match will be essential for both teams"

The first minutes

: “The start of the match will be essential for both teams.

You have to be focused on 90 minutes.

We want to qualify by winning.

There are great players in front of them, a great coach and they will have to be respected.

It will be necessary to be at least as efficient or even more than in Barcelona. "

Mark

: “You have to be efficient from start to finish.

There are lots of things that happen during matches… The most important thing is to be focused and efficient.

We know how we should approach this match.

The key is focus.

We consider it 0-0. "

Going green

: “We made this decision with the players.

It was the need of the moment, what we felt.

The most important thing is to understand what the needs of the team are.

And we felt that the team needed to be together.

We might do it differently later. ”

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Barça better than the first leg in view of recent performances on the national scene

: “These are different competitions.

The same for us.

The most important thing is how we will approach it and the performance, our game. We look at what the opponent is doing and we know that Barca are a great team, which shows solidity.

But we only depend on us and what we will show on the ground. "

Neymar forfeit

: “Neymar cannot be in the best conditions.

It is not a decision, it is a reality.

He worked a lot to get in shape as early as possible, but not just for this game.

The medical staff worked a lot too.

We're sad, we were enthusiastic about him playing this game.

The idea is to be in good shape to help PSG, not just in C1, but in the Coupe de France and in L1.

It's a special moment, it's difficult, he really hoped to have recovered for this match.

He still needs a few days to help the team. ”

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We will suffer because Barça will not let it go

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Mbappé's salary at the level of that of Neymar, Messi at PSG

...: “I cannot answer these two questions (laughs).

It is not within my competence.

We are focused on the game.

You have to go into quarters.

We will suffer because Barça will not let it go.

We will save these questions for later. ”

Alessandro Florenzi

: “He will be in the group.

I haven't decided on the eleven yet.

I will decide tomorrow (Wednesday).

It is possible that he is playing.

We are happy with its evolution. ”

Interview in press conference

Navas: "The same desire as to go, or even more"

Keylor Navas (PSG goalkeeper)

 : “The team is very motivated, focused.

I believe we are all 100% motivated to provide the best possible effort and win this game.

To pass, you have to win.

We will arrive on the field with the same desire as to go, or even more.

We must be ready for all situations.

We feel ready.

We worked well.

We must use this margin (4-1 victory in the first leg) but we will not make less effort than at Camp Nou.

We have a great team with great players.

We're smart enough to know that Barça is a great team too.

We know what to do to win.

(on Neymar's absence) We would still want the team to be complete, but that's the kind of thing that happens.

We trust the team, with players who want to seize the opportunity to play.

Barça more dangerous than on the first leg?

Nothing has changed for us, we still have the same respect for Barça.

We never felt superior to Barça.

(...) It's clear: we want to win.

And so you have to attack and score goals.

We want to play a good game at home, play for Paris and our supporters, give them the best, we can't give less.

Lionel Messi very motivated?

I don't know any player who is not motivated for this kind of match… I think they will give us problems, they will try to develop their game but we are also very motivated.

We have to think of us. "

(in video-press conference)

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