On Wednesday, Paris Saint-Germain traveled to Germany to face Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final, drawing 1-1 (5-6 on aggregate). Speaking to PSG TV, Marquinhos, the 31-year-old Parisian defender and captain, discussed the victory and qualification.
Marquinhos: “We wanted to experience this moment again”
“It’s incredible, another final. In 13 years here, this has been our fifth semi-final. And now, our third final. You’ve seen the journey we’ve had; it’s been a very difficult one. These two matches against Bayern were crazy. We’ve reached the final and deserved our place. We’ve worked very hard for this, since the first day of the season. We wanted to experience this moment again, we wanted to reach this point in the season and have goals like this to strive for.” Now, we need to enjoy this, but we still have objectives to achieve.
Marquinhos: “It’s this mentality that the coach, Luis Campos, and the President have managed to instill in this team.”
“We need to continue with this right mentality and reach this final in the same way as last year. Every player who comes on gives their all; they contribute what’s needed. It’s this mentality that the coach, Luis Campos, and the President have managed to instill in this team. And once again, that’s our strength. To reach the Champions League final and go through this whole journey, we need everyone, and I think that once again, we’ve shown that this is the key to our team and our strength.”
A draw, but a magnificent qualification for PSG, who reach the Champions League final for the second year in a row. After a tighter and, above all, much more tense match than the first leg, the Parisian club managed to overcome the Bavarian club. What an achievement it was to reach the final on Bayern Munich’s home turf!
It’s undoubtedly a remarkable performance that deserves recognition and remains a historic moment for French football. Of course, history could be written again in Budapest against Arsenal, perhaps with a second Champions League title. But for now, we must savor this achievement, which has come to a difficult end after a disrupted preparation and many players who were physically exhausted.
