It was not necessary to push Carlo Ancelotti too much to recognize the superiority of PSG during this round of 16 first leg of the Champions League. The serious mine, the Italian coach of Real Madrid, underlined at the microphone of Canal + and in French the gap which separated his team from PSG, Tuesday February 15. “Paris deserved to win, they played better than us, insisted the transalpine coach. We had difficulty getting out of the pressure. It was not a good evening, because in general, we take out the balloons well but, there, we had difficulties. Paris has more possibilities (to advance to the quarter-finals) but the qualification is not lost. We have confidence because we will play at home (March 9), our stadium will push us. »
The former Milanese is not wrong, especially since with the change in regulations, Marquinhos’ partners will no longer benefit from the advantage provided by the away goal if by chance they lose 2- 1 or 3-2 at Santiago-Bernabeu, March 9. But that’s another story, and rather than projecting himself on the month of March, Mauricio Pochettino preferred to stop on the incredible match made by his players.
“For me, Kylian is the best”
“The team’s performance was very good, we deserved and we were better overall than Real Madrid, deciphered the Argentine coach of PSG. It was important to have cut their circuits and their way of playing. We put a lot of pressure on their midfield, we worked a lot to get the ball as high as possible. In fact, we controlled the game for 90 minutes and we conceded very few chances. Above all, we never gave up. »
A man symbolizes this perseverance. And his name was on everyone’s lips. “Mbappé is the best currently, recognized Ancelotti. He is very strong and he won the match. Should the best players end up at Real? I do not know. “Thibaut Courtois, the Madrid goalkeeper, excellent throughout the game, but powerless on the last attempt of the French striker, also indulged in praise. “I play a great game by helping the team to draw (he stops Lionel Messi’s penalty) and, at the last minute, we concede a goal stupidly. Kylian eliminates two opponents and slips the ball under my body, it’s a shame. I tried to take enough space, but not enough below”.
A way like any other to recognize that Mbappé was a little bigger than him this Tuesday evening. “Mbappe? He is not a player like the others, he shows it once more with this goal. For me, it’s the best, ”summarizes Danilo, his partner in the middle.
