One of the hottest and most intriguing battles the Champions League can offer us has already reached the quarter-finals when Paris Saint-Germain will host tomorrow (Tuesday) at 22:00 for a huge battle in the first of two games.
At a press conference ahead of PSG he said Benzema, Who is still in question for the game and his fitness will be tested towards its opening: “I worked many hours and hard, I feel much better. I took the last few days to recover. Those have been three tough weeks, I feel ready to play. The team also managed to win without me. “
The Frenchman added and also winked at his friend: “It will be a big and special game to play against Killian Ambape, because we are together in the team and as everyone knows, he may one day come to Real Madrid. The most important thing is to win, and then we will be friends. ” Benzema commented on the opponent: “All Paris players are good, this is a great team, I think there is no favorite and whoever is better will win. You have to be one hundred percent capable against such an opponent. “
Carlo Ancelotti He said: “The last word about Benzema will be mine, his and the doctors’. If he’s okay then he’s obviously going to play, but we’ll know later. I have good feelings and confidence in the players, we will meet an opponent with a desire to win the Champions League, it is a game that could have been a final. Pochettino does a good job there. It will be a game between two teams that know each other’s ability, there is pressure from games of this type, but it is positive. “
Inside such, Vinicius Jr., Prepared for the match and told about his style of play and how he expresses it on the court: “My style of play has a lot of character. I’m not afraid to make mistakes and if I do, I’ll just keep trying. I play happily. I believe I have improved a lot and still have a lot of room for improvement because I am very young and I like to learn from the great players who play here. I’m very happy, everyone here is trying to help me as much as they can so I can get better and learn as much as possible to help the team succeed. I always had confidence in myself, but when you start scoring more goals and helping the team you become more important to it and you get more confidence. ”
Regarding coach Carlo Ancelotti, the Brazilian said: “He is a great coach who has won many trophies and he loves young players. He trusts us and gives us the confidence we need. He is very thorough in his work, which means I have more room to get better. Carlo talks to us a lot because we are very young, sometimes just talking is a nice thing. We watch a lot of videos and we play quite a lot, he does it mostly with me, with Militau, Rodrigo and Camavinga because we are young and need that attention ”.
On the good season he is going through compared to the previous season: “I am very happy that I opened the season well, but I believe that the opening was in the hard work during the holidays. I practiced so I could lift myself to another level. I want to continue to make good games until the end of the season because what we have left is a very important game. “
The Brazilian added: “I was working on my fitness, and as soon as I arrived in Madrid I started a diet so I could be the best version of myself. Given that I was back after my teammates, I knew in my head that I needed to be prepared because when I got here I would only have a few days of training before the game, since I was only playing for the Copa America. I think I prepared well for the season. I always do it, but this time it was different because I am more mature and I know what I need to do to get better ”.
Of Karim Benzema, Vinicius said: “He is a great man and a great actor. He does everything he can to help me on and off the field. He gave me some tips, but of course he does it more on the field. It’s a dream come true to play with. He’s an actor I’ve only seen in video games and his quality is amazing. I think I have never played with a striker at his level. He is a different player from the rest and he brings a lot of added value to our team. “Every time he is not on the field, we miss him.”
Vinicius added: “From the beginning he always gave me support and confidence. I gave him his place in the first place and he gave me mine. We have tried to improve the relationship between us so that we can produce better results for the club. He helped me help more, conquer more and help the team more. 150 performances? I’m 21 and having played all and many games for the biggest club in the world, it’s an amazing thing for me. I know how important this is because I want to stay here a long time and break a lot of records. I want to be a great player and play many games with the white shirt. “
The Brazilian concluded: “I keep track of the statistics. When I reached 100 games, I was among the four youngest players to achieve this feat in the history of Real Madrid. This is really important. They are all legends who recorded great games at an early age: Iker Casillas, Raul, and Camacho. For me, being fourth is really important. They were great players here. “They are club legends who have done great things for Real Madrid.”