PSG are now up against the wall.
Beaten 2-1 by Manchester City this Wednesday at the Parc des Princes, Mauricio Pochettino's men will have to win next week at the Etihad Stadium to hope to play a second consecutive final in the Champions League.
The Parisian coach wants to be optimistic despite the defeat.
He assures us that his team “can do it”.
What happened in the second half?
MAURICIO POCHETTINO.
We played well in the first half, we were much better than them.
But in second, there are some actions that we missed, in particular the one with Kylian Mbappé and Marco Verratti.
This missed action changes our analysis of the game.
The 1-1 goal, then the 2-1, hurt us.
The feeling is not good because we lose this meeting.
How to make Neymar and Mbappé more influential in the return match?
We will see next Tuesday in what form we will arrive.
We will recover well.
We played well in the first half and that's how we want to play on the comeback.
We performed well away from Barcelona, we played well in Munich.
We have to believe it.
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What are the reasons to believe in returning?
Now is not the time to talk too much.
There, everyone is a little disappointed.
We will analyze and recover from tomorrow to be competitive on Saturday in the league (
Editor's note: against Lens
) and next Tuesday for the return.
Manchester have a very good team and so do we.
We keep our confidence to turn the situation around.
Our approach to the game was good, we dominated in the first half, and that shows that we can do it.
I repeat, we have to believe it.
We can perform in Manchester, even if it's a very good team.
Today, it hurts us because we take these two goals but we must remain optimistic.
We can do it and go to the final.
By muzzling Verratti after the break, did Manchester City achieve the perfect shot?
I don't think it's related to Marco alone.
One of the keys to the game is above all that they had more possession than us in the second half.
We tried to make the effort together.
It would have been possible not to concede goals, but unfortunately that did not happen.
There may have been a slight drop in power.
We did not manage to keep the ball sufficiently after the break.
What did you think of Idrissa Gueye's red card?
On this action, the first disappointed is the player.
I have nothing to say, it's football.
We all make mistakes.
It's a fault, it's not good but it can happen.
We must move forward now.