Mauricio Pochettino highlighted in the press conference prior to tomorrow's game against Barcelona the intensity of his team from the first minute with the sole objective of winning. The Argentine coach does not trust Barcelona despite the 1-4 in the first leg and emphasized the concentration of all his players throughout the match.
“Our experiences are starting from the moment we arrived. All the past conditions do not exist. I have no conditioning or past experiences. It is a match that must be faced to win it and that will be the approach from the minute,” Pochettino stressed. asked about Barcelona's comeback against PSG in 2017.
Regarding Laporta's words to go back, Pochettino added: “First, I want to congratulate Joan Laporta, I had a great relationship with him. I congratulate him for being the president of Barcelona. The most important thing in football is to believe and be optimistic and sell optimism. The reality is that tomorrow we will play a game in the that we have to be focused and we have to attack and win the game. That is what we have prepared. “
The renewal of Mbappé: “It is a situation that the club has been handling for a long time. It is a matter of player and club. Now we are focused on achieving the objectives that we have set ourselves since the beginning of the season.”
The intensity from minute 1: “For both teams, the way in which you start is important. Then there are 90 minutes in which you have to be focused. We want to qualify and knowing that there is a great team like Barcelona and a coach like Koeman in front of us, you have to go with the utmost respect for the rivals. We want to have a better feeling than in the first leg. “
The spaces that Barcelona will leave: “There are 90 minutes to play. You have to be consistent for 90 minutes. In soccer there are topics that appear. The reality is playing the game and knowing that in soccer the most important thing is to be focused knowing how we have to start the game. In short, to be focused knowing that it is a match that starts 0-0 for us and that we want to win to get through in qualifying. That is the mentality we have to show. “
Concentration before the game: “We have been together for two months and it seemed like a good idea to concentrate. It is a question of needs of what we perceive that the team may need. It does not mean that we always do this. The most important thing today is to discover the needs of the team to be there tomorrow in the best conditions “.
The moment of form of Barcelona: “We play different competitions. It is not the same as when we play Ligue 1 and Cup. The competitions are different and that makes the difference. The most important thing is how we are going to turn out. The most important thing is based on our performance the way we are going. to play, of course we look at our opponents and we know that Barcelona is a great team that has been showing great strength. We always depend on our form. “
Neymar's injury: “It is not a decision. It is a state of a player, in this case Neymar, who cannot arrive to compete. It is not a decision, but it is a reality. He has made a great effort to be in shape, but to be in shape as soon as possible, not just for this game. The entire medical team has made a great effort. It's a shame, because they were very excited to play this game. “
Messi's arrival at PSG: “It is not my competence to talk about another club. It is not my competence to talk about Mbappé and his salary either. We are focused on our game. We want to win and we know that we are going to have to suffer.”
Florenzi's annoyances: “I have not decided the team yet. It is a possibility. Tomorrow I will make a decision. We are happy with its evolution.”
Keylor: “We can't give less than in the first leg”
PSG faces the second leg of the round of 16 against Barcelona tomorrow. The Parisians have the tie very on track after 1-4 at the Camp Nou in the first leg and Keylor assured at a press conference that they have a competitive team to win despite Neymar's absence.
“We are prepared to face these games. We did a very good job in the first leg, but it can only serve as a margin. We cannot give less than we did in the last game. We have a great team to face this game and we are intelligent We have a good rival in front of us, but we trust in what we do to win, “the Costa Rican stressed when asked about Barcelona's possible comeback.
Furthermore, he added: “We have to go out with the same desire as in the first leg. If it is with something else, much better. We have to be prepared for any circumstance that occurs in the match. We are prepared for these situations and we are prepared to face the match. the best possible”.
On the absence of Neymar: “We always want the team to be complete and 100%. Obviously at that time the best thing for everyone is that they are all 100%. We trust the team, they are quite a few players who want an opportunity and we hope it will be that way tomorrow.”
The moment of form of Barcelona: “We have the same respect as in the first leg. We know that the games are played 90 minutes and the mentality does not change. We have the same respect for the rival and that is what makes us win the games and give 100% in each play.”
On how PSG will play: “We want to win. And to win we have to reach the rival field. We are at home, we know our field and we know that the fans are supporting us and we cannot give less. We all want to win and go out to win is what we have in mind.”
The drop in level of Barcelona and Real Madrid: “At the time, when I was in Madrid, I was talking about Madrid. Now I'm at PSG and I worry about my team. Talk about the things we can do. We are there with a team that wants to fight and thinking about him. Barcelona, which is the most important thing “.
The arrival of Laporta and the motivation of Messi: “I think the player who is not motivated for tomorrow will have a problem. They are the games that everyone likes to play. They have to play their game, but we have highly motivated players and that is what motivates us. The motivation is going to be great, the effort is going to be great and we are going to go out onto the pitch to avoid circumstances that they can take advantage of ”.
The previous classics against Barcelona: “Having this blessing of playing in the Champions League is a privilege we have and we must take advantage of it. Playing against Barcelona is motivating and we all like it. The only thing I can say is that I thank God for this privilege and I will try to make the most of it” .