Verratti: “Against Real Madrid it won’t come with giving 80%”

Two days after playing in the Santiago Bernabeu the pass to the quarterfinals of the Champions League, the Italian midfielder of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) Marco Verratti said that against Real Madrid it will not be enough “to give 80 percent”.

In an interview on the official channel of the PSG, the talented midfielder recalled that in the last two years they have achieved a final (2020) and a semifinal in the queen competition. “We know that there are other teams with our same objective, but we are getting closer,” he stressed.

For the second leg, in which the Parisians have a 1-0 advantage, Verratti estimated that it will not be enough to play “at 80 percent” of his level, because Real Madrid “is not going to give anything away”. “You have to earn that classification and go to win there,” she assured.

With the doubt of Kylian Mbappé, injured in training this Monday, PSG will seek to “do better” than in the first leg three weeks ago and stressed that they can do damage with Messi, Neymar, Di Maria and Mbappe, thanks to the passes they give and their speed. “When we have spaces we are even more dangerous,” she stressed.