This Wednesday evening at 9:00 pm, Paris Saint-Germain hosted Unaï Emery’s Aston Villa in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final. And it was to a white-hot Parc des Princes that the Reds and Blues took to the pitch with great intent. And the Parisians continued their fine form, outrageously dominating the compact, low-lying English block. As a result, Luis Enrique’s side came away with a 3-1 victory over The Villans (video highlights PSG/Aston Villa). Désiré Doué, tonight’s scorer, spoke to Canal+ Sports about his goal and this important victory:
Désiré Doué: “We kept up the intensity right to the end”.
What virtue did you bring to this match?
We kept the same mentality as every day. We kept up the intensity right to the end and stuck to our game plan. It worked again tonight, so we have to keep going.
Did you know you were going to shoot?
My first intention was to cross and then I saw that there weren’t really many options, so I chose to shoot and I scored, which is great.
“We’re going to be serious and we’re going to go out there and win.
Is it a treat to play in this team?
Of course, when you’re surrounded by great players like that, the game flows quickly. I’m having a lot of fun here and I’m really happy to be playing in this team.
Which is the most beautiful goal?
Mine, that’s mine (laughs).
How do you maintain this advantage?
We know there’s a second half of game 2 to come, and we’re going to approach the game in the same way. We’re going to be serious and we’re going to go there to win.
