Achraf Hakimi, the 27-year-old right-back for Paris Saint-Germain, gave a composed speech to beIN SPORTS after the 2-0 victory against Liverpool in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. The Parisian acknowledged his satisfaction with the result while reminding everyone that his team could have been more clinical in front of goal and will need to remain focused before the second leg at Anfield.
Hakimi: “Of course, we have to be happy with the win.”
Are you happy, or do you think you could have done better?
“Of course, we have to be happy with the win. It’s not easy to play against this team, but of course, we’re a little frustrated because we felt we could have scored more goals. But we didn’t, and we have to stay positive and focused on the second leg.”
“You seem more confident in this PSG side lately?” “It’s as if we felt that you didn’t doubt yourself for a single minute tonight.”
No, of course not, we know it’s an important moment in the season. We have to stay focused and be ready for this kind of match. This match gives us a lot of confidence. We want to try and repeat what we did last year this season.
Hakimi: “They’ll think about different strategies.”
At Anfield, you expect Liverpool to attack more. Could that be a problem?
I think so, because they’ve played to win and they’ll want to push forward, of course. They’ll think about different strategies because they lost the first match. We expect a more attacking team, and we’ll have to deal with that and try to win this next match.
