Marquinhos before Dortmund-PSG: “Winning the Champions League in Paris? It would be the happiest day of my life."

If PSG has the character to win: “Of course. If I didn't think so, I wouldn't have come... We prepared in the best possible way. The coach is very demanding of us and everyone is ready to play a good match. I am very excited. This is the type of match that everyone wants to play. We are all ready for a great match. Our destiny is in our hands."

Luis Enrique's philosophy, the link between efficiency and good play: “The coach has his principles, for example starting from behind. He also often tells us that if we are in difficulty, we can play simple, or even clear. We are becoming more and more able to understand his philosophy. There are a lot of things that are improving, the team knows the coach better and better and the same goes for the coach with the players. If we have to clear, we will clear, but in terms of elegance and efficiency, we must analyze the match, the moments of the team and the opponent, and avoid taking unnecessary risks.

Pressure: “There’s a lot of excitement. This pressure, the negative things, we have to use them as motivation, that's what great players and great teams do. We have our destiny in our hands. As great players, this is the kind of moment we want to experience, the kind of match that can launch us into this European season.

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Complicated away for PSG in C1: “All the teams have more difficulty away, including those who come to the Parc… We made some mistakes in away matches (defeats to Newcastle and Milan , Editor’s note), where the opposing clubs have their supporters. It’s a question of details in these lost away matches.”

Ousmane Dembélé suspended: “He’s a great player, someone who brings a lot to the team. But as the coach said, the team had a great match against Newcastle without Warren Zaire-Emery and myself (1-1 at the finish, Editor's note). The coach prepares everyone in the best way, we see it in the championship with a lot of changes. Ousmane contributed a lot in the group stage. Whoever replaces him will do his best.”

Recovered from his injury: “I feel very good, my injury is 100% treated. I had time to prepare for the last matches of the year. I'm 100%. The coach took me off at the hour mark (Saturday during the 2-1 victory against Nantes, Editor's note) but it's just a choice of the coach. I arrive with a lot of hope and excitement, like my first match at PSG. Warren? He came in against Nantes, he’s good as far as I know, no problem.”

The importance of the Champions League: “Has the club's discourse changed? Perhaps it is because national competitions are important, we have neglected them because of the C1. It’s important for us to get everything. We prepare for all matches as best as possible and that's what we have to do. Everything is important, you shouldn't let a trophy pass you by. You think about the negative side, I think about the positive side: if we have a great match and a great collective performance, with our supporters who will be present, it's a match which can give a lot of confidence to the team. We chose to keep this positive side. Everyone looks at the side they want…”

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Dortmund and the keys to the match: “We have to build on what we have worked on this week, do the things that the coach has asked. Everyone must want to play a very good match. It's going to come down to the details, we know it, we have to be focused and in good shape so that everyone can play their best game. That’s what we need to think about.”

What a coronation in C1 would represent: “It would be magnificent... It's the only trophy that I'm missing here, it's a dream that many have had here, and I still have it, but the road is long, we have to take it game by game and already think about tomorrow, a decisive match. But if one day I win this trophy in Paris, it will be one of the happiest days of my life..."

Comments collected at a press conference