Paris saint Germain last Friday defeated Waasland-Beveren at Parc des Princes in Paris with an overwhelming score of 7-0. Reflecting on this friendly match, Brazilian player stated that he was anxious about injuring himself as the game got heated up.
With an interview with BeIN Sports, the player opened up about his concerns as he mentioned, “Yes we were a little scared. We are here for a friendly match so those types of things should not have been happening.” However, he also accepted that they were giving them a hard time as well. But for us too, we gave them a little bit back, so there are no problems,” he added.
Amidst the global coronavirus pandemic where the whole world was under the lockdown Ligue 1 was temporarily terminated in April. Last week, Paris Saint-German returned on the ground to beat Le Harve with the score of 9-0.
Neymar and other team players seemed elated to be on the grounds after so long. Neymar concluded by saying, “I was very happy to come back and play at home, with some fans as well. We are preparing little by little to get to the maximum then we will be in the finals [Champions League]. The rest is not very important.”
PSG returned to the game with full energy and teamwork. In the 21st minute before Neymar converted a penalty after seven minutes Vukotic’s own goal put the hosts ahead. A risky penalty attempt was made by Icardi and Neymar in the 47th minute. On the other hand, in the second half Mbappe, Eric Maxim Mauro Icardi and Loic Mbe Soh completed the rout.
Meanwhile, coach Thomas Tuchel, confirmed that Thiago Silva veteran defender, who renewed his contract will remain captain until the end of his new contract and the Champions League next month. After the match, he said, “Thiago Silva remains the captain until the last day when he is on the ground.”
Presently, the team is preparing for their next match with Saint-Etienne for Coupe de France final, next week.
