PSG v Good match preview
4 days earlier than an important match of their marketing campaign to date, Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain will intention to guard their unbeaten league report towards opponents who handed them their first defeat on the Parc des Princes final season.
Terem Moffi put Good 1-0 and 3-1 forward at PSG in September 2023, with Gaetan Laborde additionally scoring for the guests and Kylian Mbappe twice replying for Paris.
“It’s a particular state of affairs,” PSG supervisor Luis Enrique mentioned, discussing his crew’s prospects of turning into the primary ever Ligue 1 aspect to go a season unbeaten.
“That is the primary time this has occurred to us, as a workers, to be champions by such a big margin. It’s factor there are nonetheless information to interrupt; it motivates us.”
In the present day’s winners! 😁💪 pic.twitter.com/t50tuGleH4
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) April 23, 2025
Whereas Luis Enrique is predictably eager to stress how professionally PSG are approaching their job, the 2014/15 Champions League winner with Barcelona acknowledged that he would swap defeat to Good for victory over Arsenal of their European semi-final, which begins with the primary leg in London on Tuesday (20:00 BST).
When he was requested whether or not PSG’s priorities might enhance his aspect’s possibilities, Good supervisor Franck Haise admitted he was “undecided”.
“Once you have a look at them, it’s [never] the precise time for anybody,” added Haise, through L’Equipe, additionally taking encouragement from Good’s 1-1 dwelling draw within the fixture on October 6. “I checked out their matches towards the highest 10. In 16 matches, they’ve 15 wins and one draw, towards us.
“You begin by dreaming, like all of the gamers and coaches who face PSG. It’s essential to dream in life. Then you definately face actuality.
The ultimate coaching session earlier than Paris (A) ⚔️#psgogcn pic.twitter.com/tSIVmHuvrK
— OGC Good 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@ogcnice_eng) April 24, 2025
“You need to be at your greatest. We all know very properly that even when we’re at 100% of our capability, once we play PSG, it’s not essentially sufficient.”
PSG drew 1-1 at Nantes of their final outing, on April 22, and received every of their earlier two home video games by a aim. “I might have most popular them to win their final two league matches by a large margin,” mentioned Haise. “We all know we’re going to must run rather a lot with out the ball – much more than ordinary.
“All the things [PSG do] is healthier than at first of the season – their teamwork, playmaking, substitutions, clearances, urgent and counter-pressing.”
