Paris, France.
Brazilian Neymar was “happy” with qualifying for the Champions League semi-final after knocking out Bayern Munich and assuring that Paris Saint-Germain is now “a big one” satisfied with nothing less than reaching this stage.
“I am very happy despite the defeat to one of the best teams in the world. We have a great team, we have eliminated the European champions, the two teams have respected each other, now we are in the semi-finals, we have to work. more, more improvement ”, the Brazilian told RMC Sport.
“We have shown that we are a united team, we talk a lot on the field, we organize ourselves well, I think we have managed to be very competitive, we all work hard and run a lot,” added Neymar. which was voted on. best player of the match.
“We have had many opportunities, which we have missed little by little, but the most important thing is that I am very happy with the standings,” said the Brazilian, who crashed two balls into the posts.
HER FUTURE
In the end, Neymar didn’t escape the microphones without answering about his future. “Stay in Paris? PSG is a great team that will not settle for little, and the semi-finals are guaranteed. Now we are in the semi-finals and dream big after eliminating the European champions,” said he.
Later, in statements to Brazilian channel TNT Sports, Neymar referred to the incident he had with Joshua Kimmich during the celebration of the pass: “It was not a provocation, I celebrated it with Leo (Paredes). By fate he went forward. from Kimmich. He said their team was better, that they would pass, that they were already in the semifinals. “
“But as they say, you can sing to the woman all night, but someone will come and take your wife in five minutes,” he added with a laugh.
For the Canarinha and PSG star: “The message we have to send was sent last year, last season, when we reached the final, we played a beautiful game against Bayern, which was the best team in the championship for me at the time. but this year I didn’t see it that way.
“So much so that I told my teammates during the draw that I wanted to include Bayern. They told me not to say that, to be serious, and Bayern fell. We needed that, we had to prove to ourselves that we could do them. beat.), and we prove it. “
HAPPY IN PARIS
One of the questions surrounding Neymar is whether he will continue in the French champion, which ends in June 2022 and has not yet been renewed.
“For me there is no discussion, it is clear that I feel very comfortable, at home, here in Paris Saint-Germain. I am happier than before,” he said with conviction.
On the other hand, his partner Di María said that this ‘semi-final’ classification is “everyone’s merit”. “We work very hard, every day and every practice we are focused, all in all we have achieved it, it is a very great credit to the club, the team and the technical staff. Hopefully we can continue on this path,” said he.