Jules Koundé Gives Blunt Words to Barcelona Facing PSG in Champions League | OneFootball

PSG will face Barcelona on October 1 in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League. Both teams come into the clash on the back of wins, with the Parisians beating Atalanta and the Spanish side earning a road victory over Newcastle United.

Even without Désiré Doué and Ousmane Dembélé for their Matchday 1 game against Atalanta on Wednesday, PSG were dominant, scoring twice in each half to secure a 4-0 triumph.

Barcelona, meanwhile, relied on a brace from Marcus Rashford to edge Newcastle 2-1 on Thursday. Despite the contest being days away, Barcelona players are already receiving questions over this marquee matchup.

Barcelona Are Excited to Face PSG

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After Barcelona defeated Newcastle, Jules Koundé was one player to receive a question regarding the matchup with PSG.

“Of course, it’s a very exciting match to play against a great team, European champions,” Koundé said post-match to Canal-Plus. “It’s a game that football fans have been looking forward to since last season, given the history between the two clubs. We can’t wait to play against them.”

Additionally, Barcelona got a heads-up from Atalanta manager Ivan Juric, who warned the Spanish club—and everyone on PSG’s Champions League group-stage schedule—about what to expect from last season’s treble winners.

“The difference was huge,” Juric told Sky Italia. “They are on a much higher level than us (…) Should we have been more cautious? We studied PSG’s games closely. The teams that tried that didn’t even give themselves a chance and ended up losing even worse.

“The only teams that really hurt Paris were Strasbourg and Lens, teams that tried to win the ball back quickly and counter fast. We chose that approach.”