The Brazilian defender tells PSGTV about an exciting week and looks ahead to Sunday’s UEFA Champions League final.
Paris Saint-Germain must be doing something right at the back: they’ve got the best defence in the Champions League (5 goals). Thiago Silva has been key to that solidity, and the Rouge-et-Bleu captain cannot wait for Sunday’s historic showdown with Bayern Munich.
HOW HAVE YOU FELT AS THE CLUB HAS PROGRESSED THROUGH THE COMPETITION?
It’s been quite a thrill, since in the previous seasons we were knocked out in the Round of 16 for three consecutive times, and then in the quarter-finals you face a team that is strong defensively and to come from behind [to win]….So you see a movie playing on your head, ‘Is it going to happen again?’ In those moments, you must be mentally strong, as Tite would always stress in the [Brazilian] national team. We need to be mentally strong, and envisage the [right] outcome and the win. Making it to the final was a long-held dream of ours.
WITH THE PANDEMIC, THIS FINAL, THE CLUB’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY, THE END OF YOUR CONTRACT…IT’S BEEN QUITE A SEASON FOR YOU, HASN’T IT?
I believe this is a unique season, because of everything we’ve been going through – the pandemic, the lockdown, this Covid-19 situation. It’s been very tough for us when it comes to preparations. We’ve spent virtually three months at home. Many players live at an apartment and struggled to follow what the club had set out for them, in terms of training and preparing… So, our comeback was a bit hard.
