At the conclusion of his media intervention of the day, Leonardo explained his motivations: “I wanted to enhance the organization of the team today.
It's a difficult season and we are able to overcome all the problems.
"Here, the sporting director evokes in particular the criticisms on the bottom of play of the PSG, held in check by the FC Barcelona e Tuesday in the knockout stages of the Champions League (1-1).
At the microphone of RMC Sport, the Brazilian leader spent about twenty minutes to deliver his messages and sweep the Parisian news.
Happy with the qualification.
“Qualifying for the quarter-finals is never trivial.
We got away with it.
We found a way to handle it all.
It is an important qualification.
Sometimes a result is poorly considered.
The Champions League is a first leg and a return leg.
It is impossible that the first result does not influence the return.
Barcelona arrive here to save the honor.
We had to keep a result in our favor.
Yesterday (
Editor's note: this Wednesday
), we took an important step to move forward.
"
Not worried about the content.
“It's part of the confrontation.
You can't handle everything for 180 minutes except some teams, OK.
It is a special year.
I repeat: we spent four months without an official match, we play two finals, we play Final 8 and we go on to Ligue 1 ... We also made an important choice in January to change coaches.
It is difficult for a coach to make himself understood right away.
He was very good.
We played 15 games, we won a champions trophy, we are in the quarter-finals ... Everything is not perfect but we have to stop seeing the ghosts, the negative things.
I'm not worried.
"
Pochettino's speech.
“I don't want to reveal what he said to himself at the break.
The important thing is that the coach disseminates his ideas.
The players are engaged, motivated.
If we are not a team, we do not win 4-1 in Barcelona, we do not qualify yesterday.
We are in the European top 8 and that is a good thing.
"
The talent of Keylor Navas.
“Honestly, it doesn't matter if it was me or someone else who recruited him… He gave stability, serenity.
If we only think about yesterday, it was decisive at key moments.
It allows us to come back, to take back control.
An attacker scores three goals in the first leg, a goalkeeper allows us to keep the result in the return.
"
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The future of Neymar and Mbappé.
“This is not the theme of the day.
You know our intentions, there are no secrets.
We try to come to conclusions.
But everyone's position is important.
A contract is made by two people.
Mbappé?
I am not hiding.
It is clear to everyone.
He knows our intention.
I said, at some point we will have to come to a conclusion.
Mbappé is under contract with PSG.
It is the only fact and it ends in 15 months.
There is nothing else.
Today there is no worry.
"
The end of Lionel Messi's contract at Barça.
“We are in March, we are entering a decisive moment.
Now is not the time to talk about this.
We are always attentive.
But, today, there is nothing linked to the future of the club, except the idea of extending our players.
There are no other projects.
We have to measure the finances of the season too.
"
Attentive to the Cristiano Ronaldo file?
“What makes you happy?
That the PSG is in all the files.
It's good.
PSG is desired.
All the great players are linked to PSG.
It must also be valued.
We are always able to talk to the great players.
But today, I repeat, there are no negotiations going on with new players.
"
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Neymar's lifestyle.
“Neymar and I talked a lot.
I have always been clear and he has always been clear.
We have nothing to reproach Neymar on his commitment and his behavior.
Everything is interpreted with him.
Perhaps it is the misunderstanding of the past.
Everyone suffers injuries, we can not confuse everything.
He's a great player, that's indisputable.
I ask for respect for Neymar.
When I had to talk to him, I did.
When I have to defend it, I do it too.
"
