Paris Saint-Germain will face Aston Villa in the quarter-finals of the Champions League 2024-2025, a special moment for coach Unai Emery, who was on the PSG bench from 2016 to 2018 and has occupied that of the English club since 2022. In a press conference, he spoke about this double confrontation and his reunion with Paris.
Emery “it will be fantastic.”
“Playing in the quarter-finals of the Champions League is fantastic, we’re excited and motivated. We expected to play against any team. Playing PSG will be very difficult. They showed their ability against Liverpool, the best team in the Premier League, the best team in Europe until this Tuesday.
It’s going to be a big challenge for Aston Villa, our supporters, the players, the staff and for me too. Playing PSG is special because I haven’t been back there since I left. I haven’t played against them, nor have I visited Paris. I’ll be there soon, and it’ll be fantastic”, comments relayed by RMC Sport.
Of course, going back to PSG is something special. Unai Emery spent 2 very intense seasons there and hasn’t been back since. Although he left a somewhat mixed impression, the Spaniard seems to have retained a certain attachment to the club. All the same, he could be keen to pull off a major coup on this reunion, not to mention the fact that it’s a Champions League quarter-final.
This is already a great motivation and a great challenge against a PSG that has grown up a lot. The latter will have the status of “favourites”, even if that doesn’t give them the slightest advantage on the pitch. We’re expecting a highly motivated team, ready to give their all and cause problems.
