Vitinha, Paris Saint-Germain’s midfielder, stopped by the mixed zone after the 4-0 victory over Real Madrid (video highlights PSG/Real Madrid) this Wednesday at New York’s MetLife Stadium as part of the semi-finals of the 2025 Club World Cup.
Vitinha “Our respect and concern for the collective in everything we do.”
A very successful match?
It was 4-0, we respected our opponent from start to finish. We wanted to score more, we had the chance, we could have scored more. But the result was more than fair, and we’re satisfied with our performance.
What made the difference in this match?
One of the secrets of PSG is the team spirit. Our respect and concern for the collective in everything we do. On the other side, there was also a team with good players, like us. But I think we were much more united, and that’s what made the difference.
Vitinha “We won 4-0 and could have done better.”
Impressive collective strength?
Each of our individual successes depends on the team. We won 4-0 and could have done better, and the difference was the collective effort. We didn’t change our style of play against any team.
Management in the second half
In the second half, we felt the heat, but we’re very happy. We could have done even better.
Vitinha “without the collective, we’re not much.”
A great group cohesion?
We’re having fun, we’re a team with an excellent dynamic. We all understand each other very well, even the returning players who don’t often play as regulars. We’ve got an incredible dynamic. We need to stay like that for as long as possible.
We’ve just had a historic season, but it could be even more so, and that’s what we’re aiming for, that’s what we want to do. We’re going to give everything we’ve got in the final to make history and I think that, in the future, it will be really, really difficult for a club to repeat that.
What’s the key to PSG?
It’s really Luis Enrique and really the team, the collective. We have excellent individual players, but without the collective, we’re not much. And that’s what we do best: our way of thinking about the team before the individual. The results are there.
Vitinha: “We’ve already learned a lot of dynamics”.
Luis Enrique’s lessons?
That’s right: think and play as a team. We’ve been with him for two years now, and we’ve already learned a lot of dynamics. The way we press, the way we chase the ball when we don’t have it, and the way we manage it when we do.
