The 53-year-old believes that PSG’s pre-season game against the Spanish giants on Saturday will be an important test for his side
Paris Saint-Germain are all set to take on Tito Vilanova's side in a friendly match at Parc des Princes later today, and Ancelotti wants his players to learn from Barcelona’s winning mentality.
The Italian praised the character of the Spanish outfit and said that Blaugrana’s attitude is one of the main reasons behind their success.
While talking to journalists, the former Milan manager said that Barcelona are one of the best teams in the world at the moment and playing against them would be hugely benefiting for his side.
“This match, against one of the best teams in the world will be a good test for us," Ancelotti told reporters.
The Paris Saint-Germain coach said that mentality matters a lot in football and Barcelona’s never say die attitude has helped them enormously in recent times. Ancelotti said that his players will learn a lot from this game and Paris Saint-Germain will try
to learn from the Spanish giants' winning mentality.
"What we like about http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 is their mentality. We will try to make our own journey in time with the qualities we possess."
When asked about http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sweden-c3015 international is one of the best strikers in the world at the moment and he will prove
to be an asset for Paris Saint-Germain for many seasons to come.
Ibrahimovic’s team-mate, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Javier-Pastore-c18082, has echoed his coach’s remarks about Barcelona. The Argentine international heaped praise on the Spanish outfit saying that Blaugrana play the best football on the planet and playing against them would be amazing.
"We always want to play beautiful teams like Barca. I'm very happy to go up against them. It's the first time in three years that I've had a full pre-season - that must have had an effect on my debut season.”
Paris Saint-Germain will take on Barcelona in their last pre-season game before taking on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Lorient-c39153 at Parc des Princes on August 11, in their opening fixture of the 2012/2013 Ligue 1 campaign.
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