This Wednesday, 25th-ranked Paris Saint-Germain take on 22nd-ranked Manchester City at the Parc des Princes for Matchday 7 of the Champions League 2024-2025 league phase. With just a few days to go before the match, Bernardo Silva, long rumored to be playing for PSG, spoke to Téléfoot. He spoke of the importance of putting on a great performance for his team, at the risk of not winning.
Bernardo Silva “I think it’s going to be a match with a lot of intensity”.
“I think it’s going to be a match with a lot of intensity, because both teams need to win. To love having the ball, to press high, to control the match. Both teams are going to attack, try to win and play. We’re looking forward to the match with a lot of ambition. We’ve won 3 Premier Leagues by one or two points. We’re not doing the simple things well this season. If we’re not at our best, we’re not going to win. We can bounce back, that’s for sure.”
We’re looking forward to this match. City aren’t in great form, and PSG aren’t the unanimous choice. What kind of match can we expect? It’s hard to imagine City missing out, while seeing PSG collapse would be quite logical after what we’ve seen in this Champions League campaign. The ingredients will be important.
We’re not going to have to do just anything, but we’ll have to win this match for both teams. Silva’s confidence is low, shaken by his recent poor performances. Paris have all the cards in hand to win, but a defeat would surprise no-one. PSG are not a “finished” team, they have their shortcomings, and even if in France nobody can resist them, it’s much harder when the level rises.
