On Wednesday, in the first leg of the 2025-2026 Champions League Round of 16 (second leg on March 17), Paris Saint-Germain faced Chelsea at the Parc des Princes. Wesley Fofana, the 25-year-old defender for the English team, spoke to Canal+ after PSG’s 5-2 victory.
Fofana: “These were glaring errors.”
A bit shaken, why did it turn out so badly?
At this level, we can’t afford to make these kinds of mistakes; they were glaring errors. The last goal came at the end of the match. There was a bit of a crowd surge, we lost focus, we pressed, and then they conceded the fifth.
It hurts even more, and we made too many mistakes today. They punished us; they’re a great team. They showed it tonight; every time we made a mistake, they punished us, and that’s why we’re very disappointed tonight.
Fofana: “There’s hope”
Are there a lot of risks in your build-up play? Is that what’s expected of you?
Yes, we don’t hide it, we take a lot of risks. It’s true that sometimes, like tonight, we pay the price. But we train every day to make as few mistakes as possible. It’s a game, and we all agree to take risks. Tonight, they punished us, they pressed us hard, but we’ll try to correct that and learn from our mistakes.
Is it over yet?
No, as long as there’s a second leg, there’s hope. We need to score three goals to go to extra time, and we’re going to give it our all. We have nothing to lose; we need to score three goals, and we’re going to do everything we can to qualify.
