Paris Saint-Germain lost this Wednesday evening at home against FC Barcelona (2-3). The French will have a goal to make up for next Tuesday in the quarter-final return leg. The Parisian players expressed their regrets after this performance, at the microphone of Canal + at the end of the game.
“I don’t think this result is logical,” said Marquinhos, who also broke a historic record this Wednesday evening. We had difficulties, that’s normal, there was a very high level team facing us. Those who thought it would be an easy match don’t know this Barcelona team well. It was a match that was a little too open, we played very high. They put us in difficulty with Lewandowski. Their midfielder kept the ball well. »
The Brazilian captain of Paris Saint-Germain particularly regretted the errors of his team, too often caught behind his back in Barça’s long play. As was the case, for example, with Raphinha’s second goal.
“We lose on small details that we will not be able to accept for the return match,” recalled Marquinhos. The coach will analyze, he always makes good adjustments. On one pass, they broke our entire line of pressure. This is especially what needs to be improved there. There is no choice, we will have to win in Barcelona. »
“Everything is still open,” assures Luis Enrique
Nuno Mendes, for his part, showed his optimism before the return match: “I think the team had a good match, we managed to do what we wanted to do. Unfortunately, we lost, but it’s not over, there is a return match. We disconnected a bit at the end and that’s when they scored. We have to continue, we have a week to work. I think the team is good. It’s not over, we have a match to turn the tide and that’s what we’re going to do. »
Luis Enrique, the PSG coach, still speaking to Canal +, also wanted to put the Parisian defeat into context: “It’s not the result we wanted, but we had a very good match against a very good opponent. We made the match complicated by conceding the first goal, their midfielder held the ball well. We managed to turn the match around, we had two posts to lead 3-1. Everything is still open, we are going to Barcelona with a lot of desire. It will be like a final. I have confidence in the team. »
