Lucas Hernandez, Paris Saint-Germain’s 29-year-old defender, stopped off in the mixed zone after the team’s 1-4 victory over Rennes (video highlights Rennes/PSG) on Saturday at Roazhon Park as part of Matchday 25 of Ligue 1 2024-2025. He spoke of this important success, in particular in preparation for Tuesday’s Champions League Round of 8 second leg against Liverpool. An encounter eagerly awaited by the Parisians.
Hernandez “continue to show we’re a big team.”
How are you getting on physically with the back-to-back games ?
It’s true that it was important to keep winning and putting in good performances before a very important game like the one against Liverpool on Tuesday. I think we’re feeling good, everyone’s feeling good, the team’s working perfectly. We’re all very motivated for Tuesday’s game, and we hope to do everything we can to qualify, of course.
Were you feeling a bit Liverpool-ish during the match ?
No, afterwards, looking at the 4-1 result at Rennes, I think we did what we had to do to win the game. We were focused on winning and continuing to show that we’re a big team, that we take every game seriously. And that’s what made the difference today, continuing to prepare ourselves for Tuesday in the best possible way.
Hernandez “Everyone is confident and wants this match to happen.”
How confident are you ?
We’re very confident, because we played a good game in the first leg. We’re aware of that. We also played another good match today. We’re all confident and want this match to happen, and we hope to qualify of course.
Are you confident of your strength ?
Everyone’s confident and keen to qualify. That’s our goal. It’s true that it’s not going to be easy over there. It’s never easy to play at Anfield, but we’ve got the players, we’ve got great players, a great squad, a great team. And frankly, we’re in a very good frame of mind, and we hope to do what’s necessary at Anfield.
Without playing the game of the year 1-4 ago, is it important to get a good score before Liverpool ?
Yes, of course, it’s important to keep performing and winning games. We have to keep doing what we have to do on the pitch.
