This Tuesday at 9pm (CET), Paris Saint-Germain take on Arsenal at Emirates Stadium in the first leg of the Champions League 2024-2025 semi-final (return on May 7). In a press conference, Gabriel Martinelli, the Gunners’ 23-year-old striker, spoke about this important and, of course, difficult encounter against an “incredible team”.
Martinelli “it’s a dream and we’re ready.”
“PSG is an incredible team. They have great players. But we’re ready and confident.
Is this the biggest match of my life?
Yes. It’s simply a dream to be here. Ever since I started playing soccer, when I was 5 or 6, I’ve dreamed of playing in the Champions League. To be in the semi-finals is incredible. We deserve to be there, it’s a dream and we’re ready.
PSG have some great players, but we played the best in the world against Real Madrid: Vinicius, Rodrygo or Mbappé. We have a great team and incredible fans who will be behind us tomorrow (Tuesday)”, comments relayed by L’Equipe.
It’s easy to understand Martinelli’s emotion: this competition is the stuff of dreams for all soccer fans, and reaching the semi-finals is a huge step forward. Logically, everyone now wants to go all the way. It will be the same for PSG.
There are 2 great teams, who obviously deserve to be there. Nobody gets to the Champions League semi-finals by chance. It’s simple: there are 2 great performances to achieve in order to reach the final. With perhaps a little success on their side. Martinelli is clearly well aware of the great challenges he’s faced this evening. We’re in agreement: we can’t wait for tonight, and then the return to the Parc des Princes.
