Without bitterness or spirit of revenge, Unai Emery evokes in L’Equipe the difficulties encountered by PSG to finally win their first Champions League. Former Parisians like him, Carlo Ancelotti and Thomas Tuchel are also playing in the quarter-finals this year. “It means that they are all very good coachessays the Villarreal coach. If they haven’t succeeded with PSG, it’s because there’s something else because PSG… (he doesn’t finish his sentence). This year, it’s a step back (elimination in 8th), but I said it to Nasser (Al-Khelaïfi): “You will win the Champions League. In time you will win it‘Somebody’s got to break the ceiling. PSG are on the right path because there’s some form of consistency in results and they keep looking to improve.»
«The key is managing frustrationunderstands Emery, victim of Barça’s comeback with PSG in 2017. When Benzema equalized and then scored the second goal (in the round of 16 second leg), I saw players I know well like Kimpembe or Marquinhos: they didn’t know how to react because they had been invaded by frustration.»
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