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Despite the qualification of PSG for the semi-finals of the Champions League, Ousmane Dembélé did not appreciate the face shown by the Parisians at Villa Park (3-2 defeat), especially in the second period.
“We thought we were too beautiful.” At 5-1 in the cumulative score in the 27th minute of the quarter-final return from the Champions League, the Parisians may have already seen themselves in the next round. And yet, Aston Villa hit three times by Youri Tielemans, John McGinn and Ezri Konsa. Led and a goal of extension, PSG has passed close to the disaster without a miraculous pacho rescue in additional time.
Despite the qualification acquired in suffering, the smile was difficult to notice on the face of Ousmane Dembélé. Elected man of the match by UEFA, the number 10 Parisien said that he had not appreciated the collective performance of his team. “You have to be demanding, especially in these matches. We made the task difficult. In the second, we relaxed, we thought we were too beautiful,” railed the former Barcelona at the microphone of Canal+. “At 2-1, we believed that we were already qualified and that it was finished. The Champions League is like that. You can come across teams with a hot audience who can overturn the match. We will have to be more demanding for the semi-finals. This match will serve us for the rest. We have the qualifier, we are happy. We're going to go back to work. We're going to try to go to the final.”
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For his part, Vitinha prefers to retain the qualification for the last square of the C1, even if he recognizes that Paris “put himself in difficulty” facing a team “which had nothing to lose”. “We know that it is not easy. We started well, we put ourselves in trouble. We faced a team that had nothing to lose and we dropped. When you do it in the Champions League, you pay it. We managed to keep the qualification. You try to do things that you cannot do. After, they start to believe. We must underline our way of holding the end.”
Carried by an excellent Gianluigi Donnarumma in the goals, author of three huge stops in the second half, the Parisians remained alive thanks to “details” so important in the European Cup, recalls Marquinhos. “This team shows values. We wanted to make a full match, there was a drop in intensity to 2-0. This team grows, but there are always things to work. We have a demanding coach, we will see the mistakes we made to correct them for the half.”
In the next round, the capital's club could continue its journey across the Channel, since it will face the duel winner between Arsenal and Real Madrid. A week ago in London, the Gunners had struck the teammates of Kylian Mbappé (3-0), thanks in particular to a double of Declan Rice on a free kick.
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