Trained at Schalke 04 and passed through West Ham as well as AS Monaco, Thilo Kehrer signed for PSG at 21. The German international also had the chance to have a unique experience there as the confinement due to Covid-19 approached in 2020 against Borussia Dortmund in the 1/8th final return leg of the Champions League (2-0 ). He explained to Zack Nani.
Thilo Kehrer arrived at PSG at the dawn of his 22nd birthday. A season and a half after dropping off his bags in the capital and after experiencing a delicate elimination given the scenario in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League against Manchester United in 2019, Sweeper spent an unforgettable evening on March 11, 2020, a few days before the confinement linked to Covid-19.
“When the sound ended, the whole bus was singing. The coaches, the players, everyone was on fire”
By the protocol put in place because of the pandemic, PSG had received the Borussia Dortmund in a Princes Park empty. However, fans still gathered around the stadium to push his team, shouting and singing from outside. A crazy atmosphere from the journey to the stadium which marked Thilo Kehrer who spoke on the subject to Zack Nani.
“That day was extraordinary. For the matches at the Parc, we left the hotel and on this road from Boulogne, the roads were armored. Supporters, smoke bombs everywhere. For 20, 30 minutes, we spent around the supporters, it got us excited. Even inside the bus, there were smoke bombs coming in, people were coughing. We had music playing through a speaker. What if it was Neymar? No, Presko (editor’s note Presnel Kimpembe). He had put on a Naza sound: F*cking shit**. When the sound ended, the whole bus was singing. The coaches, the players, everyone was on fire. We felt the energy. We lost 2-1 in Dortmund, there was a lot of noise on the other side in the days before the match, there was a bit of talk in the media. We were vengeful.”
“They were all outside, the stadium was empty, but you still heard noise outside”
For the show broadcast on Twitch : Zack freewheeling, the defender ofAS Monaco (28 years old) ended up speaking about this unique experience offered by the supporters of the PSG. “We were on the pitch, fully motivated and we could hear the supporters outside the stadium. They were all outside, the stadium was empty, but you still heard noise outside. The motivation was maximum, we were hot.”
