This Sunday (5:30 p.m. on DAZN), PSG faces AS Monaco in the Champions Trophy. And the Rouge & Bleu intend to launch their year 2025.
After ten days of rest, the PSG
returns to the competition this Sunday. On this occasion, the capital club faces AS Monaco within the framework of the
Champions Trophy (5:30 p.m. on
DAZN), au stade 974 of
Doha. Record holder of the competition, the French champion will want to confirm his hold on the national scene. In front, l’ASM will be keen to win their first trophy since 2017 and does not wish to repeat the same mistakes as during the championship defeat against the Rouge & Bleu on December 18 at the was Louis II (2-4). Present at a press conference this Saturday, the Monegasque coach,
Adi Hütterspoke about this confrontation in the face of PSGin comments reported by the AS Monaco official website. Selected extracts.
The match against PSG
“We are playing a final against the leader of
Ligue 1the Paris Saint-Germain. So we are looking forward to playing this match here at
Qatar (…) It’s a very important match for
AS Monaco which is played against the Paris Saint-Germainto get a title at the end. Three weeks ago we already played against them and wanted to win, but we weren’t lucky. If we had been more successful, we could have had a draw or even won. Tomorrow (Sunday) is another match, it’s a final, and we are here to win a trophy. We know that you have to play a perfect match to win against the PSG who has very great qualities. But we also have it and we are capable of winning. »
A midfield battle
“Everyone knows that the midfielder of the
Paris Saint-Germain is one of the best in
Europe. With in particular Fabian
Ruiz who won the Euro with
Spainin addition to being one of the best players of the tournament. But also Vitinha or even
João Neves which comes from Benfica. We have another approach, but when we play intense, courageous football, we are capable of doing very good things. We will have to seize opportunities and be good with and without the ball. But obviously this sector of play can be decisive in tomorrow’s match. »
The popularity of PSG in Qatar
“I don’t think about that honestly. We are here for this final, and we want to play this match
Doha with ambition. We are very happy to be here and to face an opponent of this caliber here in this stadium. »
