Vitinha reveals key factor for PSG’s Champions League qualification against Barcelona

Paris Saint-Germain beat Barcelona 4-1 (6-4 on aggregate) this Tuesday, at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium, in the quarter-finals of the Champions League and advanced to the semi-finals. Midfielder Vitinha, scorer of the Parisian team’s second goal, revealed what was the key factor in the team’s classification.

“It’s incredible, incredible feeling. We have to enjoy it, we deserve it. It’s not easy to come here with a goal behind, concede a goal in the first minutes and keep a cool head and stay calm. We could lose our heads, but we kept our style of play and our ideas. I think that was the key to the tie, the key to this game, mainly, was our mentality. The coach said that we would have to win mentally and we won”, he said in an interview with. TNT Sports Brasil after the game.

We must respect PSG 🤫
We are in the semi-final. Go Paris ❤️💙 pic.twitter.com/fCfY7W2rJ4

— Vítor Ferreira (@vitinha) April 16, 2024

The Portuguese was one of the main players in PSG’s qualification for the next phase. In addition to the goal scored in the return game, Vitinha scored on the first leg.

Vitinha also spoke about the expulsion of Ronald Araújo, in the first half, which changed the course of the game.

“Araújo being sent off was important, of course it was, I don’t hide it. Winning here 4-1 is very difficult and we did it. We have merit. I feel that apart from the people at PSG, few believed that we would come here and that we would win like this We proved on the field that we are the best team”, he said.

In the next phase of the Champions League, PSG will face Borussia Dortmund, from Germany, who beat Atlético de Madrid. The French could reach the second final in the club’s history in the competition. The first was in 2020 and ended with a 1-0 defeat to Bayern Munich.

Now, PSG focuses on the French Championship. The team led by Luis Enrique will face Lyon this Sunday, at 4pm (Brasília time), at Parque dos Príncipes.