The cash-laden club from Paris returned to winning ways in style with a hard fought win over http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186 on Tuesday to reach the knockout stages of the Champions League as group leaders
Following a humiliating defeat at the hands of OGC Nice in the Ligue 1 at the weekend, PSG needed to win at Parc des Princes on Tuesday. And the French club did that with a 2-1 win over the Portuguese champions at their own backyard.
Coach, Carlo Ancelotti is delighted with the way his players played on the pitch last night and the boss believes that Tuesday’s performance will silence the critics to some extent.
Praising his players, the 53-year-old stated that it was an impressive performance from Paris Saint-Germain and finishing first in the group has allowed PSG to avoid the big guns in Europe in the next round. It was important to win at home and Les Parisiens
deserve credit for playing with such determination and confidence.
"It was a good performance, we found our spirit, and the players showed great pride in the face of severe criticism. It was very important to finish first, and very important to play some good football and show character.”
Talking about the Ligue1, Ancelotti said that losing top place in the league is very disappointing and getting back there would be pretty tough.
However, with Champions League not coming back until February, Paris Saint-Germain have enough time to get their domestic campaign back on track, and the boss has urged his players to play in Ligue 1 with the same kind of confidence that they have showed
in Europe this season.
“On Saturday, climbing back up the league table will be important. There will be plenty of time to focus on the league, with the Champions League not coming back until February.”
The Ile giants are five points behind leaders, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-Lyonnais-c40130 in the league, and Carlo Ancelotti has admitted that it is not an ideal situation for the capital club but is confident that PSG will soon turn things around.
“To be five points behind Lyon in Ligue 1 is not good but I am sure that things will now improve quickly.”
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