PSG in Qatar, the frank explanations of Marquinhos

Marquinhos justified the winter tour organized in Qatar and Saudi Arabia by Paris Saint-Germain, opposed this Thursday to a selection of the best players in the Saudi championship.

Wedged between his trip to Rennes (0-1, 19th day of Ligue 1), last Sunday, and the 16th final of the Coupe de France against the amateurs of Pays de Cassel, Friday, the much criticized winter tour of Paris Saint- Germain was defended by Marquinhos. Asked this Wednesday by RMC Sportsthe Brazilian central defender confided his expectations on this trip to Qatar then to Saudi Arabia, the men of Christophe Galtier being expected this Thursday in Riyadh to face a selection of the best players in the Saudi championship, the Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo in the lead.

“We can talk”

“We can keep the positive of this tour that we are going to do. If we are always looking at the wrong things, we are not moving forward. We had to do it, it’s obligations we have as professional players. We are together during the day, we can talk to each other, tell each other what to do for the next matches. It is these good sides that we will keep. It’s also good to change habits a bit. We always train alone at Camp des Loges, here we have the public who can give us a little energy, motivation. We have an important second part of the season coming up, I hope this tour will boost us for that.”

Having fun to regain confidence? Answer in the coming weeks… Beaten twice in the last three days of Ligue 1, Kylian Mbappé’s partners finished the first leg in first place in the standings with 47 points, and only three lengths ahead of Racing Club. of Lens. Beyond this tightening of positions, the level of play of Paris Saint-Germain worries with the approach of the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League against the Germans of Bayern Munich, next February 14 at the Parc des Princes.