Paris Saint-Germain assistant coach Claude Makelele, while recognizing the qualities of his opponent FC Barcelona, displays surprising optimism on the sidelines of this Tuesday’s match counting for the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The former French international of Congolese origin sells the merits of PSG and believes that the capital club can achieve the feat.
“ In the outside world, people may believe that all the pressure is on Barcelona. I can assure you that if, unfortunately, we were to be taken out, it would be a huge disappointment. For players, staff and managers. I don’t see why we shouldn’t be optimistic. In Europe, Paris plays a good game. And above all, against teams like Barcelona, we manage to raise our level. I’m confident even though it’s one of the best teams in the world. We are used to not having the ball to play quickly on the counterattack. The Catalan game can therefore suit us. I think we can hurt them ,” the technician declared in Le Parisien.
