Before the duel against FC Bayern
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Midfielder Fabián Ruiz believes that Paris Saint-Germain are well prepared for their ambitious goals following the high-profile departure of Kylian Mbappé (25) for Real Madrid. “PSG brought in a lot of new talented players (…). They help us a lot: not only thanks to their great (Site notre bureau spécialisé)ing qualities, but also because they have brought a lot of new hunger to our team,” explained the 28-year-old before the duel against FC Bayern on Tuesday (9:00 p.m.). Prime Video), a “Bild” interview.
“Our team is really excited to continue to grow and create something historic with this club,” Ruiz said. The Spaniard, who won the European Championship title this summer and knocked Germany out of the tournament on home soil in the quarter-finals, has made 15 appearances in all competitions this season, in which he has scored two goals.
PSG earned €71.5 million from player sales this summer and invested around €170 million in additions. The Portuguese João Neves (from Benfica) is only 20 years old, the French Désiré Doué (Stade Rennes), also courted by FC Bayern, is 19. There was also Willian Pacho, 22 years old, from Eintracht Frankfurt and 25 years old. old goalkeeper Matvey Safonov (Krasnodar). Among the most used Parisian players are Warren Zaire-Emery (18 years old), Bradley Barcola (22 years old) and Neves, some of the hopes for the future of the big French club, alone in the championship but still aiming for first place . The Champions League pot awaits you. PSG has one of the youngest teams in the premier category and the second youngest in Ligue 1.
PSG without star trio Mbappé, Neymar and Messi with “new strength”
Veteran Ruiz sees opportunity in the loss of star players Mbappé, as well as Neymar (32) and Lionel Messi (37): “We have a new strength – and this is our way of working together as a team and l spirit that we have. so have on the team. Now everyone on the team is equally important. This is a crucial element of the philosophy of our coach Luis Enrique, whose ideas are becoming more and more visible.
To continue dreaming of a triumph in the premier category, Bayern would have to be beaten on Tuesday evening, Ruiz said: “For us, this match is a final. In the Champions League we have not yet achieved the results that we wanted and expected from ourselves. » But it will by no means be easy against Munich. « We know that Bayern will put a lot of pressure on us and that the « The atmosphere in German stadiums is always spectacular. It will be very tough, but these are exactly the matches we like at PSG. » In the squad value comparison, the German record champions are slightly ahead with 940. million euros compared to 893 million euros.