During Grandes Gueules du Sport on RMC this Saturday, Pascal Dupraz displayed his confidence in PSG’s ability to be able to overthrow Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League semi-finals.
Pascal Dupraz remains confident in PSG’s qualification for the Champions League final. Beaten (1-0) during its trip to Germany last Wednesday, the Parisian club no longer has the right to make mistakes and will have to win this Tuesday (9 p.m.), at the Parc des Princes. Consultant for RMC in the Grandes Gueules du Sport, Pascal Dupraz believes that it was “almost natural” to consider PSG as favorite in this confrontation even if “it is not a foregone conclusion” against such an opponent, rival history of Bayern Munich and enjoying strong home support.
“An athlete must have confidence in himself. Having confidence when you are a player or coach of PSG while you are in the semi-final of the Champions League against Borussia Dortmund is not a crime of lèse-majesté “, judged the coach, for whom PSG did not play the best match of its season.
“You will see, when there are four in the back of the German nets”
Did PSG have excess confidence when approaching this first leg? “Rather than looking down on the Germans, I would rather talk about a fear of winning,” said Dupraz. “Because PSG is saying, perhaps, that this is the right year to win the Champions League. I did not find the Parisians equal to what they were doing since the start of the season away. Maybe they played it tough.”
In the event of a victory by two goals, regardless of the score, PSG would qualify for the final. In the case of a victory by a goal in advance, it will be necessary to go through an extension. “I think Paris has done its duty even if we perhaps hoped they would be better but they are still in the race,” noted Pascal Dupraz. “You will see, when there are four in the back of the German nets, the debates will seem futile.”
Exempted from Ligue 1 this weekend by the LFP, PSG has time to prepare for its semi-final return where Borussia Dortmund plays this Saturday in the Bundesliga against Augsburg. During the quarter-finals, the Parisians had the same preferential treatment, then qualifying by winning against FC Barcelona.
