Champions League: Thiago Scuro speaks frankly about PSG

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·31. Januar 2026

Champions League: Thiago Scuro speaks frankly about PSG

Thiago Scuro, General Manager of AS Monaco, spoke to the media after the draw for the 2025-2026 Champions League play-offs. Paris Saint-Germain’s opponent approached this challenge with complete honesty and a thought for French football.

Thiago Scuro: “For French football, it’s not the best draw.”

“We’ve faced Paris a lot in the league, at the Trophée des Champions last season, we know each other well. So it’s a different environment for this match, and for the supporters as well. For French football, it’s not the best draw in terms of the UEFA coefficient and the possibility of having two French clubs advancing further in the Champions League, which is very important, but it’s still a significant moment for the league, for French football, to have a clash between Monaco and PSG in the Champions League.”

Thiago Scuro: “We want to go for qualification.”

We’re always confident in what we’re building, even if we’ve had a season with a lot of ups and downs, whether in the league, in European competition, or in the Coupe de France. We always try to adjust certain things, but we have very good players. We’ve often faced PSG and we’ve played well against them. We even won the last match in Monaco not long ago (1-0, on November 29). We want to go for qualification by facing them under the same conditions,” he said, as reported by L’Equipe.

As for French football, there is indeed the regret of having a club that will inevitably be eliminated before the round of 16. This comes after a fixture that lacks the special flavor of Europe. On the positive side, it should be noted that a French club is guaranteed to be in the round of 16. Something PSG should have secured earlier.

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They will need to rediscover their efficiency to avoid another disappointment against Monaco. An opponent who is no doubt not entirely happy to be facing the European champions, but who has qualities and won’t go down without a fight. There’s also the 1-0 league victory, which could serve as a confidence boost. Even if Paris particularly missed the mark in that match.

In any case, there’s no point in being afraid or defeatist. This is a competition to be enjoyed to the fullest. It’s up to the Parisians not to get caught out by finding the formula to score from their many chances and avoid giving hope to their opponent.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.