Paris Saint-Germain defeated Chelsea 5-2 this Wednesday at the Parc des Princes in the first leg of their 2025-2026 Champions League Round of 16 tie (second leg on March 17). After the victory, PSG striker Bradley Barcola (23 years old) spoke to Canal+.
Barcola: “That’s what we need to correct.”
An incredible night for PSG last season?
We prepared well for this match; we knew we had to bring intensity right from the start. It started very, very fast. We conceded goals from small mistakes, that’s what we need to correct, but overall, it was very good.
We had doubts about the team’s fitness level; isn’t that the real issue?
No, physically we’ve been in great shape for a while now. I don’t think that was the problem. We were playing very, very well, we need to keep going like this.
Barcola: “We need to build on what we did today.”
You put the ball in the back of the net, we’ve been talking about it a lot, what were you thinking?
I was happy, I’m working to score in the Champions League too. This goal feels good, I’m very happy.
Will this performance be good for the whole team?
I think it’s one of our benchmark matches this season and we need to build on what we did today. It’s not over. There’s the second leg and it was a very good match tonight.
