Paris Saint-Germain face Bayern Munich on Tuesday evening in the knockout stages of the Champions League. An important match for PSG, which can no longer do so after its elimination against OM in the Coupe de France and its lackluster results in Ligue 1. But Neymar wants to believe it and is doing well 24 hours before the match.
Journalist : How do you feel and do you understand the criticism of your last matches?
Neymar : “I feel very good physically, mentally too. Some matches, things don’t go very well, there are also matches where you try and it doesn’t happen, I’ve been a pro for 15 years, I know how it’s happening. The criticisms are legitimate, everyone has their own opinion, we think about football differently, I can understand, everyone is entitled to their opinion. I’m doing my best for the club and for the team. I have great confidence in me, I know my abilities and my qualities, and I say that humbly. I like to play these great matches, the great teams, these are the moments that the players are waiting for. We know that tomorrow it will be difficult, it is a very big club with very big players, but we also have a good team.”
Journalist : You had a heated explanation with Marquinhos and football adviser Luis Campos after the defeat in Monaco
Neymar : “It was a simple discussion, an exchange, we did not agree but it happens, and every day, and still we all love each other. Even with my girlfriend sometimes we do not agree “Football isn’t just about love or friendship, and yet there’s always respect. It’s true that in recent matches our performances haven’t been very good, and PSG are used to it. to win every game. These discussions are part of the process to improve us. This is my sixth season and since the first rumors have been coming out at key moments of the season. Everything that happens in our dressing room ends up in the press, some matters should stay between us. I guarantee that if some of this information is true, much is false.”
Journalist : Exactly, how do you explain that PSG is once again approaching these C1 matches in a crisis situation?
Neymar : “I don’t have an explanation. I think difficult times happen to all clubs. In the dressing room we talk about his subjects, we know we have flaws, we are looking for the best Paris Saint-Germain. he elimination in the Coupe de France (in Marseille, editor’s note) is an injury, we want to win everything. But obviously our biggest objective is the Champions League…”