The Parisian technician at the conference: “We will not change our approach to the game, we are ready”. Dembelé and Marquinhos: “It will be the challenge of life”
Luis Enrique has lived for years to place the Xana flag in midfield. His daughter left in 2019, but if tomorrow he should win the Champions League – the second of his life as a coach – on the Parisian auction of the Allianz Arena there will still be four hands. Ten years ago, in Berlin, the day he put Juve and won the triple with Barcelona, Xana won the Blaugrana flag. Luis wants to pay homage to his daughter with the same gesture, this time in Germany. “I consider myself a lucky coach – he said once – my wife and I lived nine wonderful years with her”.
OBJECTIVE
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The Spaniard enters the press room by dispensement smiles and setting the goal. “We are used to playing the finals. It was not difficult to adapt to another culture, football is universal. Italy has an incredible competitive spirit, we know Inter and how it defends itself. When there is such a solid block it is difficult, but we know how to get around them. Inter have quality singles everywhere, we talk about a car to which it is very tough to remove the ball of the game. The attitude will be essential, we are prepared for tomorrow. Or to defend, but it must be said that Inter makes the sphere turn well. Luis Enrique also spoke of the relationship with the group: “There has been union since the first day. I have always had a good relationship with everyone, I have been the same person since the first day. I have an exceptional group”. 2015 and 2025 from Juve to Inter. Another final against an Italian team for Luis Enrique: “Compared to 2015 I am ten years older. I grew up, I am another person. The PSG has the opportunity to write the story. We will play at most”. On Inter, on his second final in three years: “There are always two ways of reading the game. The experience is relative. In our journey there have been ups and downs, but we have never been afraid. And we will not have it even tomorrow evening. I have one of the best roses in Europe. We are ready. I am rather optimistic. Winning for the first time the Champions League with the PSG would be a gift for people, for the city, for the players. What football will give me. ”
Dembelé charge
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Ousmane Dembelé put aside one of her long -term dreams to chase another in the short term. When they ask him for the golden ball, he puts the team in front of him: “I think about it, I don’t hide it, but I have to focus on the group. The rest comes later.” OUS comes from an extraordinary season: 33 goals and 13 assists in 48 games. Even if the last time he played at the Allianz Arena was expelled: “It is never easy to play in this stadium – he told in the press room – but tomorrow we want to win. It will be another game”. Praise to Inter, then: “He deserved the final, play together for several years, they know how to defend themselves and attack, to be in possession, we have to concentrate until the last minute and maintain the concentration. From January on we have changed mentality. We will have to stay calm and serene, even cold. Only so can we manage emotions”. The question about Mbappè is inevitable: “His dream was to play in Real. There is a before and after Kylian in the PSG. He is gone, we go on. We want to win. We only miss this”.
Marquinhos
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Next to Dembelè also Captain Marquinhos, strong of his 37 trophies. At PSG no one has won more championships, league cups, France cups and his super cups. In the last two he shares the record with Verratti and Thiago Silva. In Paris he only lacks the Champions League: “Compared to the last final it is a different context: it was played behind closed doors, there were no fans, but we are here to win and write the story. As a captain, I will talk to my companions to find the right balance. Luis Enrique prepared us to win. It will be the game of life”.
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