Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Ander Herrera accompanied coach Thomas Tuchel at the traditional pre-match press conference ahead of Tuesday’s UCL semi-final against RB Leipzig. Here’s what he had to say:
RB LEIPZIG
“They are a team that attacks with a lot of players. We saw their match against Atletico and their Bundesliga games. They always attack with six or seven players. It’s dangerous for us, but for them too, with the speed of our strikers. We score a lot of goals on the counter. We’ll have to be careful because they’re strong and attacking, but we also know our qualities. We’ll have to exploit them.”
NO PRESSURE
“I don’t want to talk about pressure, I want to talk about dreams; playing in a Champions League semi-final is a dream. Domestically, we’ve had a fantastic season with four trophies. Today, it’s a dream. The club is back in the last four after 25 years. We’re ready. But we can’t talk about pressure, otherwise there are a lot of teams who would fail every year. We’ve had a fantastic campaign in the Champions League and now we have a dream, but no pressure.”CAPTAINCY
“For me, the captain doesn’t just stop at the one who wears the armband. The team has a lot of captains, a lot of leaders. Thiago Silva is a fantastic captain. Marquinhos is a natural leader. He doesn’t talk a lot, but he’s a leader. When a player asks for the ball in complicated situations, like Neymar Jr., he is a leader. Keylor Navas has won a lot during his career, and bonds the squad around him.”
