In football things happen really fast, things can change really quickly, as we showed. And they can change in our favour or against us. This has happened before, we’ve gone home sad and crying. And now we managed to change it in our favour. We’re experienced enough to know it’s not over until the referee blows the final whistle. We have to go for it, we have to believe. Our strategy was well planned; we were aware of Atalanta’s strengths and things we could exploit that would work for us. We were able to create chances and pose a threat to a very aggressive and strong team. We just had to keep going and try to score – that’s what was missing. We had our chances, but we weren’t able to score the goal. That is what we were able to do in the final minutes of the game.
It was an outpouring of feelings and emotions. As soon as I scored, I turned around and looked at my team-mates on the bench and in the stands. I have this image in my mind of them jumping and celebrating, not knowing how to celebrate, just running around, jumping, hugging each other. It was very good. And for me, personally, it was one of the strongest emotions I’ve experienced here at PSG.
We didn’t want it like that. Things just turned out that way, but it all means the same, right? We wanted to have settled that match earlier on, but we could also have lost this game, so in the end all was perfect as it was. Let’s not change anything because it was wonderful.
After the game I spoke to my wife and my daughter. I only saw my son the next day, because it was a late night. I think they were more excited than even I was. Players’ families often suffer more than we [footballers] do, because we’re on the pitch and we can change things there as we try to play, while our families can only support us. They can only send their positive vibes to us so we can do our best on the pitch. So the emotions are much bigger for those who are watching it. And when you watch the footage later on, in the hotel room after the adrenaline has gone, and you start seeing your friends’ videos, your family’s videos, my wife crying, my brother crying, when I score a goal and we get a win... So it was really wonderful and I hope we can take all these good vibes and confidence to the semi-final and play well.
We have a very capable team. Not only the first team players but, at the moment, our squad is much stronger compared to previous seasons. I believe we’re better represented in every position. We’ve had some injuries but we were able to maintain the same performance level with the players we’ve had available over the course of the season. I think this is our strength this season. The atmosphere has been really good; we get along on and off the pitch. It’s all part of our journey – scars, mistakes and difficulties we’ve been through. We’re not only together in the good times but also in the tough times. And that has created the bond and the good atmosphere we have.
All of this history is part [of the process] when you are pursuing your objectives. The club has improved a lot and is now more experienced. The mistakes you make, you try to set things straight in the following season, so you don’t repeat them. Huge investments have been made in the past few seasons to bring in great players, and also great professionals within the club; the club is better organised so that we can train and recover better. And all of this is part of the process and it’s required so that a big club is ready in the Champions League and can achieve consistent performances. We often see less traditional clubs become a surprise package in the Champions League, but those that are more traditional, structured clubs are regular contenders in the Champions League, which is what Paris has sought to achieve.
They are a young team and they are fearless, as they’ve shown already in this Champions League season. They’ve played great. In their previous match against Atlético de Madrid they totally dominated the game; they had great chances to score, playing with so much intensity, having so much possession and attacking fearlessly. So we know that we’ll have to give our best. Nowadays, relying on prestige doesn’t get you anywhere. We’ve seen that playing as a team, having a strategy and playing with strength make a huge difference on the pitch. So we simply have to do our best and play at our highest level. We have quality, talented players but we must come together and help each other on the pitch, give all that we have, put all of our effort and heart into what we love, which is football, and fight to win this.
Well, this competition is different from the quarter-final stages onwards. Given the present circumstances in the world, in our lives, I believe, following the pause because of the lockdown, winning it would be even better. Because these are one-off games only, we’re seeing plenty of excitement in all the matches. We’ve been following it from home because of the [pandemic] situation, so it’s having much more of an impact. And it’s now become like a World Cup of sorts. That’s why it’s been so joyful, so full of excitement, and it’s no different with us. So, indeed, [winning] it is our goal. We’re aiming to win this trophy because we’re ambitious. We want it, we have this dream. But we’re aware that it’s a long and hard road. There’ll be struggle, it won’t be easy, so it’s not enough to just dream about it. We will have to keep on and fight hard to win it.
In football things happen really fast, things can change really quickly, as we showed. And they can change in our favour or against us. This has happened before, we’ve gone home sad and crying. And now we managed to change it in our favour. We’re experienced enough to know it’s not over until the referee blows the final whistle. We have to go for it, we have to believe. Our strategy was well planned; we were aware of Atalanta’s strengths and things we could exploit that would work for us. We were able to create chances and pose a threat to a very aggressive and strong team. We just had to keep going and try to score – that’s what was missing. We had our chances, but we weren’t able to score the goal. That is what we were able to do in the final minutes of the game.
It was an outpouring of feelings and emotions. As soon as I scored, I turned around and looked at my team-mates on the bench and in the stands. I have this image in my mind of them jumping and celebrating, not knowing how to celebrate, just running around, jumping, hugging each other. It was very good. And for me, personally, it was one of the strongest emotions I’ve experienced here at PSG.
We didn’t want it like that. Things just turned out that way, but it all means the same, right? We wanted to have settled that match earlier on, but we could also have lost this game, so in the end all was perfect as it was. Let’s not change anything because it was wonderful.
After the game I spoke to my wife and my daughter. I only saw my son the next day, because it was a late night. I think they were more excited than even I was. Players’ families often suffer more than we [footballers] do, because we’re on the pitch and we can change things there as we try to play, while our families can only support us. They can only send their positive vibes to us so we can do our best on the pitch. So the emotions are much bigger for those who are watching it. And when you watch the footage later on, in the hotel room after the adrenaline has gone, and you start seeing your friends’ videos, your family’s videos, my wife crying, my brother crying, when I score a goal and we get a win... So it was really wonderful and I hope we can take all these good vibes and confidence to the semi-final and play well.
We have a very capable team. Not only the first team players but, at the moment, our squad is much stronger compared to previous seasons. I believe we’re better represented in every position. We’ve had some injuries but we were able to maintain the same performance level with the players we’ve had available over the course of the season. I think this is our strength this season. The atmosphere has been really good; we get along on and off the pitch. It’s all part of our journey – scars, mistakes and difficulties we’ve been through. We’re not only together in the good times but also in the tough times. And that has created the bond and the good atmosphere we have.
All of this history is part [of the process] when you are pursuing your objectives. The club has improved a lot and is now more experienced. The mistakes you make, you try to set things straight in the following season, so you don’t repeat them. Huge investments have been made in the past few seasons to bring in great players, and also great professionals within the club; the club is better organised so that we can train and recover better. And all of this is part of the process and it’s required so that a big club is ready in the Champions League and can achieve consistent performances. We often see less traditional clubs become a surprise package in the Champions League, but those that are more traditional, structured clubs are regular contenders in the Champions League, which is what Paris has sought to achieve.
They are a young team and they are fearless, as they’ve shown already in this Champions League season. They’ve played great. In their previous match against Atlético de Madrid they totally dominated the game; they had great chances to score, playing with so much intensity, having so much possession and attacking fearlessly. So we know that we’ll have to give our best. Nowadays, relying on prestige doesn’t get you anywhere. We’ve seen that playing as a team, having a strategy and playing with strength make a huge difference on the pitch. So we simply have to do our best and play at our highest level. We have quality, talented players but we must come together and help each other on the pitch, give all that we have, put all of our effort and heart into what we love, which is football, and fight to win this.
Well, this competition is different from the quarter-final stages onwards. Given the present circumstances in the world, in our lives, I believe, following the pause because of the lockdown, winning it would be even better. Because these are one-off games only, we’re seeing plenty of excitement in all the matches. We’ve been following it from home because of the [pandemic] situation, so it’s having much more of an impact. And it’s now become like a World Cup of sorts. That’s why it’s been so joyful, so full of excitement, and it’s no different with us. So, indeed, [winning] it is our goal. We’re aiming to win this trophy because we’re ambitious. We want it, we have this dream. But we’re aware that it’s a long and hard road. There’ll be struggle, it won’t be easy, so it’s not enough to just dream about it. We will have to keep on and fight hard to win it.
In football things happen really fast, things can change really quickly, as we showed. And they can change in our favour or against us. This has happened before, we’ve gone home sad and crying. And now we managed to change it in our favour. We’re experienced enough to know it’s not over until the referee blows the final whistle. We have to go for it, we have to believe. Our strategy was well planned; we were aware of Atalanta’s strengths and things we could exploit that would work for us. We were able to create chances and pose a threat to a very aggressive and strong team. We just had to keep going and try to score – that’s what was missing. We had our chances, but we weren’t able to score the goal. That is what we were able to do in the final minutes of the game.
It was an outpouring of feelings and emotions. As soon as I scored, I turned around and looked at my team-mates on the bench and in the stands. I have this image in my mind of them jumping and celebrating, not knowing how to celebrate, just running around, jumping, hugging each other. It was very good. And for me, personally, it was one of the strongest emotions I’ve experienced here at PSG.
We didn’t want it like that. Things just turned out that way, but it all means the same, right? We wanted to have settled that match earlier on, but we could also have lost this game, so in the end all was perfect as it was. Let’s not change anything because it was wonderful.
After the game I spoke to my wife and my daughter. I only saw my son the next day, because it was a late night. I think they were more excited than even I was. Players’ families often suffer more than we [footballers] do, because we’re on the pitch and we can change things there as we try to play, while our families can only support us. They can only send their positive vibes to us so we can do our best on the pitch. So the emotions are much bigger for those who are watching it. And when you watch the footage later on, in the hotel room after the adrenaline has gone, and you start seeing your friends’ videos, your family’s videos, my wife crying, my brother crying, when I score a goal and we get a win... So it was really wonderful and I hope we can take all these good vibes and confidence to the semi-final and play well.
We have a very capable team. Not only the first team players but, at the moment, our squad is much stronger compared to previous seasons. I believe we’re better represented in every position. We’ve had some injuries but we were able to maintain the same performance level with the players we’ve had available over the course of the season. I think this is our strength this season. The atmosphere has been really good; we get along on and off the pitch. It’s all part of our journey – scars, mistakes and difficulties we’ve been through. We’re not only together in the good times but also in the tough times. And that has created the bond and the good atmosphere we have.
All of this history is part [of the process] when you are pursuing your objectives. The club has improved a lot and is now more experienced. The mistakes you make, you try to set things straight in the following season, so you don’t repeat them. Huge investments have been made in the past few seasons to bring in great players, and also great professionals within the club; the club is better organised so that we can train and recover better. And all of this is part of the process and it’s required so that a big club is ready in the Champions League and can achieve consistent performances. We often see less traditional clubs become a surprise package in the Champions League, but those that are more traditional, structured clubs are regular contenders in the Champions League, which is what Paris has sought to achieve.
They are a young team and they are fearless, as they’ve shown already in this Champions League season. They’ve played great. In their previous match against Atlético de Madrid they totally dominated the game; they had great chances to score, playing with so much intensity, having so much possession and attacking fearlessly. So we know that we’ll have to give our best. Nowadays, relying on prestige doesn’t get you anywhere. We’ve seen that playing as a team, having a strategy and playing with strength make a huge difference on the pitch. So we simply have to do our best and play at our highest level. We have quality, talented players but we must come together and help each other on the pitch, give all that we have, put all of our effort and heart into what we love, which is football, and fight to win this.
Well, this competition is different from the quarter-final stages onwards. Given the present circumstances in the world, in our lives, I believe, following the pause because of the lockdown, winning it would be even better. Because these are one-off games only, we’re seeing plenty of excitement in all the matches. We’ve been following it from home because of the [pandemic] situation, so it’s having much more of an impact. And it’s now become like a World Cup of sorts. That’s why it’s been so joyful, so full of excitement, and it’s no different with us. So, indeed, [winning] it is our goal. We’re aiming to win this trophy because we’re ambitious. We want it, we have this dream. But we’re aware that it’s a long and hard road. There’ll be struggle, it won’t be easy, so it’s not enough to just dream about it. We will have to keep on and fight hard to win it.
In football things happen really fast, things can change really quickly, as we showed. And they can change in our favour or against us. This has happened before, we’ve gone home sad and crying. And now we managed to change it in our favour. We’re experienced enough to know it’s not over until the referee blows the final whistle. We have to go for it, we have to believe. Our strategy was well planned; we were aware of Atalanta’s strengths and things we could exploit that would work for us. We were able to create chances and pose a threat to a very aggressive and strong team. We just had to keep going and try to score – that’s what was missing. We had our chances, but we weren’t able to score the goal. That is what we were able to do in the final minutes of the game.
It was an outpouring of feelings and emotions. As soon as I scored, I turned around and looked at my team-mates on the bench and in the stands. I have this image in my mind of them jumping and celebrating, not knowing how to celebrate, just running around, jumping, hugging each other. It was very good. And for me, personally, it was one of the strongest emotions I’ve experienced here at PSG.
We didn’t want it like that. Things just turned out that way, but it all means the same, right? We wanted to have settled that match earlier on, but we could also have lost this game, so in the end all was perfect as it was. Let’s not change anything because it was wonderful.
After the game I spoke to my wife and my daughter. I only saw my son the next day, because it was a late night. I think they were more excited than even I was. Players’ families often suffer more than we [footballers] do, because we’re on the pitch and we can change things there as we try to play, while our families can only support us. They can only send their positive vibes to us so we can do our best on the pitch. So the emotions are much bigger for those who are watching it. And when you watch the footage later on, in the hotel room after the adrenaline has gone, and you start seeing your friends’ videos, your family’s videos, my wife crying, my brother crying, when I score a goal and we get a win... So it was really wonderful and I hope we can take all these good vibes and confidence to the semi-final and play well.
We have a very capable team. Not only the first team players but, at the moment, our squad is much stronger compared to previous seasons. I believe we’re better represented in every position. We’ve had some injuries but we were able to maintain the same performance level with the players we’ve had available over the course of the season. I think this is our strength this season. The atmosphere has been really good; we get along on and off the pitch. It’s all part of our journey – scars, mistakes and difficulties we’ve been through. We’re not only together in the good times but also in the tough times. And that has created the bond and the good atmosphere we have.
All of this history is part [of the process] when you are pursuing your objectives. The club has improved a lot and is now more experienced. The mistakes you make, you try to set things straight in the following season, so you don’t repeat them. Huge investments have been made in the past few seasons to bring in great players, and also great professionals within the club; the club is better organised so that we can train and recover better. And all of this is part of the process and it’s required so that a big club is ready in the Champions League and can achieve consistent performances. We often see less traditional clubs become a surprise package in the Champions League, but those that are more traditional, structured clubs are regular contenders in the Champions League, which is what Paris has sought to achieve.
They are a young team and they are fearless, as they’ve shown already in this Champions League season. They’ve played great. In their previous match against Atlético de Madrid they totally dominated the game; they had great chances to score, playing with so much intensity, having so much possession and attacking fearlessly. So we know that we’ll have to give our best. Nowadays, relying on prestige doesn’t get you anywhere. We’ve seen that playing as a team, having a strategy and playing with strength make a huge difference on the pitch. So we simply have to do our best and play at our highest level. We have quality, talented players but we must come together and help each other on the pitch, give all that we have, put all of our effort and heart into what we love, which is football, and fight to win this.
Well, this competition is different from the quarter-final stages onwards. Given the present circumstances in the world, in our lives, I believe, following the pause because of the lockdown, winning it would be even better. Because these are one-off games only, we’re seeing plenty of excitement in all the matches. We’ve been following it from home because of the [pandemic] situation, so it’s having much more of an impact. And it’s now become like a World Cup of sorts. That’s why it’s been so joyful, so full of excitement, and it’s no different with us. So, indeed, [winning] it is our goal. We’re aiming to win this trophy because we’re ambitious. We want it, we have this dream. But we’re aware that it’s a long and hard road. There’ll be struggle, it won’t be easy, so it’s not enough to just dream about it. We will have to keep on and fight hard to win it.
In football things happen really fast, things can change really quickly, as we showed. And they can change in our favour or against us. This has happened before, we’ve gone home sad and crying. And now we managed to change it in our favour. We’re experienced enough to know it’s not over until the referee blows the final whistle. We have to go for it, we have to believe. Our strategy was well planned; we were aware of Atalanta’s strengths and things we could exploit that would work for us. We were able to create chances and pose a threat to a very aggressive and strong team. We just had to keep going and try to score – that’s what was missing. We had our chances, but we weren’t able to score the goal. That is what we were able to do in the final minutes of the game.
It was an outpouring of feelings and emotions. As soon as I scored, I turned around and looked at my team-mates on the bench and in the stands. I have this image in my mind of them jumping and celebrating, not knowing how to celebrate, just running around, jumping, hugging each other. It was very good. And for me, personally, it was one of the strongest emotions I’ve experienced here at PSG.
We didn’t want it like that. Things just turned out that way, but it all means the same, right? We wanted to have settled that match earlier on, but we could also have lost this game, so in the end all was perfect as it was. Let’s not change anything because it was wonderful.
After the game I spoke to my wife and my daughter. I only saw my son the next day, because it was a late night. I think they were more excited than even I was. Players’ families often suffer more than we [footballers] do, because we’re on the pitch and we can change things there as we try to play, while our families can only support us. They can only send their positive vibes to us so we can do our best on the pitch. So the emotions are much bigger for those who are watching it. And when you watch the footage later on, in the hotel room after the adrenaline has gone, and you start seeing your friends’ videos, your family’s videos, my wife crying, my brother crying, when I score a goal and we get a win... So it was really wonderful and I hope we can take all these good vibes and confidence to the semi-final and play well.
We have a very capable team. Not only the first team players but, at the moment, our squad is much stronger compared to previous seasons. I believe we’re better represented in every position. We’ve had some injuries but we were able to maintain the same performance level with the players we’ve had available over the course of the season. I think this is our strength this season. The atmosphere has been really good; we get along on and off the pitch. It’s all part of our journey – scars, mistakes and difficulties we’ve been through. We’re not only together in the good times but also in the tough times. And that has created the bond and the good atmosphere we have.
All of this history is part [of the process] when you are pursuing your objectives. The club has improved a lot and is now more experienced. The mistakes you make, you try to set things straight in the following season, so you don’t repeat them. Huge investments have been made in the past few seasons to bring in great players, and also great professionals within the club; the club is better organised so that we can train and recover better. And all of this is part of the process and it’s required so that a big club is ready in the Champions League and can achieve consistent performances. We often see less traditional clubs become a surprise package in the Champions League, but those that are more traditional, structured clubs are regular contenders in the Champions League, which is what Paris has sought to achieve.
They are a young team and they are fearless, as they’ve shown already in this Champions League season. They’ve played great. In their previous match against Atlético de Madrid they totally dominated the game; they had great chances to score, playing with so much intensity, having so much possession and attacking fearlessly. So we know that we’ll have to give our best. Nowadays, relying on prestige doesn’t get you anywhere. We’ve seen that playing as a team, having a strategy and playing with strength make a huge difference on the pitch. So we simply have to do our best and play at our highest level. We have quality, talented players but we must come together and help each other on the pitch, give all that we have, put all of our effort and heart into what we love, which is football, and fight to win this.
Well, this competition is different from the quarter-final stages onwards. Given the present circumstances in the world, in our lives, I believe, following the pause because of the lockdown, winning it would be even better. Because these are one-off games only, we’re seeing plenty of excitement in all the matches. We’ve been following it from home because of the [pandemic] situation, so it’s having much more of an impact. And it’s now become like a World Cup of sorts. That’s why it’s been so joyful, so full of excitement, and it’s no different with us. So, indeed, [winning] it is our goal. We’re aiming to win this trophy because we’re ambitious. We want it, we have this dream. But we’re aware that it’s a long and hard road. There’ll be struggle, it won’t be easy, so it’s not enough to just dream about it. We will have to keep on and fight hard to win it.
In football things happen really fast, things can change really quickly, as we showed. And they can change in our favour or against us. This has happened before, we’ve gone home sad and crying. And now we managed to change it in our favour. We’re experienced enough to know it’s not over until the referee blows the final whistle. We have to go for it, we have to believe. Our strategy was well planned; we were aware of Atalanta’s strengths and things we could exploit that would work for us. We were able to create chances and pose a threat to a very aggressive and strong team. We just had to keep going and try to score – that’s what was missing. We had our chances, but we weren’t able to score the goal. That is what we were able to do in the final minutes of the game.
It was an outpouring of feelings and emotions. As soon as I scored, I turned around and looked at my team-mates on the bench and in the stands. I have this image in my mind of them jumping and celebrating, not knowing how to celebrate, just running around, jumping, hugging each other. It was very good. And for me, personally, it was one of the strongest emotions I’ve experienced here at PSG.
We didn’t want it like that. Things just turned out that way, but it all means the same, right? We wanted to have settled that match earlier on, but we could also have lost this game, so in the end all was perfect as it was. Let’s not change anything because it was wonderful.
After the game I spoke to my wife and my daughter. I only saw my son the next day, because it was a late night. I think they were more excited than even I was. Players’ families often suffer more than we [footballers] do, because we’re on the pitch and we can change things there as we try to play, while our families can only support us. They can only send their positive vibes to us so we can do our best on the pitch. So the emotions are much bigger for those who are watching it. And when you watch the footage later on, in the hotel room after the adrenaline has gone, and you start seeing your friends’ videos, your family’s videos, my wife crying, my brother crying, when I score a goal and we get a win... So it was really wonderful and I hope we can take all these good vibes and confidence to the semi-final and play well.
We have a very capable team. Not only the first team players but, at the moment, our squad is much stronger compared to previous seasons. I believe we’re better represented in every position. We’ve had some injuries but we were able to maintain the same performance level with the players we’ve had available over the course of the season. I think this is our strength this season. The atmosphere has been really good; we get along on and off the pitch. It’s all part of our journey – scars, mistakes and difficulties we’ve been through. We’re not only together in the good times but also in the tough times. And that has created the bond and the good atmosphere we have.
All of this history is part [of the process] when you are pursuing your objectives. The club has improved a lot and is now more experienced. The mistakes you make, you try to set things straight in the following season, so you don’t repeat them. Huge investments have been made in the past few seasons to bring in great players, and also great professionals within the club; the club is better organised so that we can train and recover better. And all of this is part of the process and it’s required so that a big club is ready in the Champions League and can achieve consistent performances. We often see less traditional clubs become a surprise package in the Champions League, but those that are more traditional, structured clubs are regular contenders in the Champions League, which is what Paris has sought to achieve.
They are a young team and they are fearless, as they’ve shown already in this Champions League season. They’ve played great. In their previous match against Atlético de Madrid they totally dominated the game; they had great chances to score, playing with so much intensity, having so much possession and attacking fearlessly. So we know that we’ll have to give our best. Nowadays, relying on prestige doesn’t get you anywhere. We’ve seen that playing as a team, having a strategy and playing with strength make a huge difference on the pitch. So we simply have to do our best and play at our highest level. We have quality, talented players but we must come together and help each other on the pitch, give all that we have, put all of our effort and heart into what we love, which is football, and fight to win this.
Well, this competition is different from the quarter-final stages onwards. Given the present circumstances in the world, in our lives, I believe, following the pause because of the lockdown, winning it would be even better. Because these are one-off games only, we’re seeing plenty of excitement in all the matches. We’ve been following it from home because of the [pandemic] situation, so it’s having much more of an impact. And it’s now become like a World Cup of sorts. That’s why it’s been so joyful, so full of excitement, and it’s no different with us. So, indeed, [winning] it is our goal. We’re aiming to win this trophy because we’re ambitious. We want it, we have this dream. But we’re aware that it’s a long and hard road. There’ll be struggle, it won’t be easy, so it’s not enough to just dream about it. We will have to keep on and fight hard to win it.
