In this video
- Asked how he sees Arsenal, Dembélé says they are a very good team, strong in the league and through their Champions League run, with good players in defence and in attack.
- Asked whether the award moved his ambitions, Dembélé says his way of playing has not changed. He says he carries more responsibility at Paris Saint-Germain and tries to be good in the big games, and that winning trophies is all that is in his head.
- Winning the first title did the squad good, Dembélé says, but as he told the younger players in August, everything is back to zero. They want to start winning trophies again, and a win here would be something historic.
- Dembélé says the coach is one of the best he has worked with in his career and has improved him both with the ball and without it. The tactical detail he is given is what he tries to answer on the pitch.
- Marquinhos says that when you win the Champions League and taste that title, you badly want to live those moments again. He says he still remembers the emotion in the dressing room after that final.
- Asked whether 13 years at the club and a third final leave him more relaxed, Marquinhos says the emotion and the motivation are the same. These are difficult matches, he says, and the players are human beings.
- Marquinhos says Luis Enrique arrived with a philosophy and strategies, and that most of what he put in place worked, which is how a group is won over. He says the coach prepares them emotionally and mentally as well as physically.
- They have played Arsenal several times in recent years and know how hard the team is to face, Marquinhos says. Nobody can know what will decide a single match, so they have to be ready to defend, to attack and to handle set pieces.
Ousmane Dembélé and Marquinhos press conference ahead of the UEFA Champions League Final between Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain.
Dembélé praised Arsenal’s quality and the work Mikel Arteta has put in over 4 to 5 years at the club, while insisting his Ballon d’Or win has changed nothing about his drive to win more titles with PSG.
Dembélé confirmed he is 100% ready after managing his injury in the lead-up to the final, and reflects on the squad’s calm approach to defending the Champions League title they won last season.
Marquinhos, making his third UCL Final appearance as captain, speaks about the emotional fire in the dressing room, the unmatched feeling of winning the Champions League, and the determination to taste it again.
