PSG was the finalist of the 2020 Champions League. Mauricio Pochettino led Tottenham to the 2019 final. Experience seems to be on the side of the Parisian team in Tuesday’s duel against City, which has the 1-2 advantage of the going. “I am quite relaxed, as I was two years ago with Tottenham,” confessed the Argentine.
The coach wants to transfer that calm and confidence to his team for the second leg against Guardiola’s team “You have to have fun, be calm, play well and try to be better than the opponent. We play against a good team but we also have a good team ”.
You have to have fun. We play against a good team but we also have a good team “
In his opinion, whoever qualifies for Istanbul after the tough tie will be the fair winner. “The best will go to the final,” he said. To achieve this, understand that you must be brave. “We will have to be taking some risks, aggressive and surgical.”
That is to say, that PSG will try to deprive the citizens of the ball, as in the first part of Paris. “That is our intention. It will be a great challenge. City have been playing with the same philosophy for five years. But this team was built to play that way. We try to keep the ball. It will be a battle, “he predicted.
This team was built to try to get the ball. It will be a battle “
Finally, Pochettino plays a bit of hide and seek with the state of Mbappé. Guardiola is clear that he will not miss. The Argentine said that we have to wait to find out. “Kylian’s situation has yet to be assessed. This Monday he will train alone and we will do some tests. We will see then. On Tuesday we will make the decision to play or not ”, he advanced.
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