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PSG-Leipzig: Nordi Mukiele "remains confident"

2021-10-18T12:58:09.225Z


On the eve of the meeting of the 3rd day of the Champions League, the French defender of the German club was not impressed


This Monday, at midday, at a press conference, Nordi Mukiele, the French defender of Leipzig, who will celebrate his 24 years on November 1, was fairly quiet while his club already has two defeats in the competition and that the Messi-Mbappé-Neymar trio will face him this Tuesday at the Parc des Princes.

“The respect is very great, because you have to respect each opponent,” he said.

It's a different game, not like in previous years, because we have a different squad and Paris too.

In view of the last matches, we may not be in good shape

(Leipzig is currently 8th, 8 points behind Bayern, in the league)

but we have a group with very, very good players.

It will be up to us to apply the game plan, to be focused to hope to come back with points.

“For the native of Montreuil (Seine-Saint-Denis), facing Paris is never neutral.

“I have already faced PSG when I played in Montpellier, he recalls.

It will be a different game, but we have a very good group, a very good coach and I remain confident and positive for tomorrow.

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Mukiele was asked about his feelings after having experienced his first selection for the French team, in September, in Lyon, against Finland (2-0).

“Being called up and being part of this workforce is always a pleasure,” he said.

It is up to me to continue working on a daily basis to hope to return there.

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His trainer, Jesse Marsch, also welcomed this career development.

“Nordi, I've known him for three years,” he explained.

He was not a child, but today he is a man.

I was very proud when he played for the national team.

We talked about it when he came back.

He told me that he had learned a lot with all these great players around him.

It's extraordinary to become a French international.

And we'll need him tomorrow.

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"A great match, in a great stadium"

Faced with the Parisian attacking trio, the Leipzig coach also explains that it will be necessary to “defend very hard”.

But when asked which defense would be best suited, "at 3, 4 or 5?"

", He answers with humor:" Maybe a line at 7!

"

More seriously, he emphasizes that Messi, Neymar and Mbappé "love to play together".

“But we also looked at what Bruges did against Paris (1-1), he adds.

The Belgians have done very well.

When one of the three Parisians had the ball, they always defended as a group.

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And Marsch concludes: “You don't have to look at a lot of footage anyway to prove the quality of all three.

But it's very exciting.

It will be a great game, in a great stadium.

We go to Paris with a lot of passion and confidence.

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Source: leparis

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