Carlo Ancelotti expressed his satisfaction after PSG secured a victory over Montpellier (1-0) at the Parc des Princes. With the title seemingly within reach, Ancelotti looks ahead to the upcoming match against Barcelona. In an interview with AFP, he shared his thoughts:
“I am very satisfied. It’s never easy to prepare for a match before playing in the Champions League. Today we had the right mental attitude. We take three very important points for the ranking and to prepare for Tuesday’s match in a good atmosphere.”
“The first period was good, only the beginning was not well controlled. We had chances, maybe we could have had a penalty. Then it was more balanced, but it was a really good performance. The match was important for the championship, we were very focused on this match, the players had the right attitude.”
“Gameiro showed like the others that he was very focused. Maybe I need to give him more playing time. He scored an important goal, and it’s not the first time.”
“Beckham brought his experience, his passing quality. Verratti had worked a lot, and Beckham’s freshness was good. Tuesday will be another match. We will have to keep our strategy. Everyone knows Barça. But we want to put a team that seeks to play football, even if it is one of the best teams in the world.”
“Between now and Tuesday, we won’t do anything special, it’s normal preparation. The players are happy to play this match. There’s definitely a bit of anxiety playing against a fantastic team. But we’re in the quarter-final, it’s very exciting, it’s better to think positive. There will be no particular speech; we must be focused on tactics. When a player knows what he has to do, he doesn’t have to be worried.”
“To be there, at the top of the championship, in the quarter-final of the Champions League and in the cup, it’s very good. Now it’s getting hard but it’s very good. It was good to win and put pressure on Lyon, but the championship is not over. We know that C1 will take a lot of physical and mental energy.”
