Enzo Fernandez declares Champions League glory dreams as Chelsea gears up to face a vengeful PSG squad in a high-stakes showdown.
On Wednesday night, PSG faces Chelsea in the Champions League round of 16 first leg. Enzo Fernandez and Liam Rosenior kicked off this showdown.
PSG and Chelsea will battle to qualify for the Champions League quarterfinals. The two teams face each other in the round of 16.
The first leg takes place on Wednesday night at the Parc des Princes, while the second leg will be held at Stamford Bridge six days later. A match eagerly awaited on both sides. Present at press conferences, Enzo Fernandez and Liam Rosenior kicked off the hostilities.
"My dream is to win the Champions League with the club. We know what it represents for the team. We know well the team we are going to face, but we have confidence in our own strengths," the midfielder said, via Foot Mercato.
For his part, the Blues' coach is also impatient. "I think the Champions League draw was very fair, and I like it. Facing PSG in the next round was not a surprise. The boys all had smiles on their faces when they learned that Chelsea was going to play against PSG."
PSG's Locker Room Wants Revenge
As RMC reported last Saturday, Parisian players are very vengeful ahead of facing the Blues, who beat them.
Although they remained silent or neutral when commenting on the draw, the European champions would be very motivated by the idea of facing the world champions. While training sessions were reportedly mediocre before Monaco, which was confirmed on the field, the story is different this time.
An attitude that is very vengeful, which their coach, Luis Enrique, does not share at all. At a press conference just minutes after the draw, he assured that this new meeting between the Rouge et Bleu and the Blues would not be "a revenge," wishing to avoid this term and what it implies.
The French radio confirms this point and even assures that the Parisian coach is not particularly happy with his players' state of mind, fearing notably that it pushes them towards stupid errors and very avoidable yellow cards.
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