Ousmane Dembele’s there is a lot of play. His mind is on doing a double in the Champions League, something historic for the club, but also for him, because it could also reaffirm him as a candidate for his second Ballon d’Or.
First I talk about Arsenal: “They are a great team, we have seen them in the Premier League, champions, they came first in the league and they deserve to be here. They are good at everything and we don’t have to discover their power with set pieces. And a great coach, who has deserved what he has achieved.”
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Another Ballon d’Or is on the minds of the media more than Ousmane: “It hasn’t changed much, not even in the way I play, I know that I have more responsibility and I always try to be well, the desire to win titles with PSG hasn’t changed and there’s nothing more than that in my head. I know that there is a lot of talk about the Ballon d’Or, but the first thing is to win with the club also for the fans. The other thing comes later.”
The final against Inter is unforgettable, But he warns that “everything starts from scratch against Arsenal”, although winning the second Champions League “would be something historic.” He says he is ready to play once the discomfort is over. “It has been a complicated year for everyone because we haven’t had much rest but I feel one hundred percent and we have prepared the game well.”
“Luis Enrique is one of the best coaches I have had, I have progressed with or without the ball, I also have incredible players by my side and that makes it easier,” says the former Barça player. The player is clear about how they maintain the level: “The coach has given us days off and rest to disconnect, there are many games, and the coach and his staff have managed it very well. If you are here in May it means that we have done things well.”
Marquinhos praises Luis Enrique
For Marquinhos, the key is to stay motivated: “I think that this year we have maintained that desire, that idea of continuing the same even if you have won but there is so much desire to repeat that experience, that feeling after winning, and I think that this time we have to have the same hunger, with all the fans who have made an effort to come,” commented Marquinhos. “Maybe we have more desire because we already know what it feels like.”
For the captain, nothing will change for tomorrow: “We are human and we know everything that there is around this game, the pressure, but the discourse has been the same now, of not changing anything and I have the same feelings.”
Regarding the best of Luis Enrique, Marquinhos makes it clear that “since he arrived he put his idea on the table and almost everything has worked and that’s how you convince the group, more than with words. Because he is a coach who sees things very clearly, who prepares us mentally and emotionally, also on the physical issue as Ousmane has said. I hope he is here for many years.”
The PSG set piece: “We have already seen it because we have measured ourselves against them. You never know in a game and you have to be prepared for everything. The teams we have played against, all of them, have put us in difficulty at some point and we have known how to adapt.”
