Liverpool/PSG – Marquinhos on the suffering and thanks Italy | OneFootball

Paris Saint-Germain won 0-2 against Liverpool (Liverpool/PSG highlights) this Tuesday at Anfield in the second leg of the 2025-2026 Champions League quarter-finals (0-4 on aggregate). After this victory, Paris defender and captain Marquinhos (31) spoke to Sky Sport Italia.

Marquinhos: “we are still hungry”

Does tonight’s victory show that you are still contenders for the final victory? 3 straight semi-finals, is that significant?

I think we are still hungry this season. But we know how difficult it is to win the Champions League. Even today, we had to suffer, prevent goals. There are details that can change everything.

We have once again shown that we can do great things. We know how to suffer and how to have strong periods, to score. We have a team with a lot of experience. We have lived through difficult moments, and beautiful moments too. We have to keep going.

Marquinhos: “I am very grateful to Italian football.”

Has Italy helped you football-wise? You are a master of defending, did you learn things in Italy?

Absolutely, Italy was important for me, even if it was only one season (at AS Roma, 2012-2013, editor’s note). I had a coach who really liked quick defenders, who could cover space. He helped me improve, he took me out of my comfort zone. He taught me a lot. I had players here at PSG who came through Italy and brought me a lot, like Thiago Silva, Maxwell or Thiago Motta. I am very grateful to Italian football.

Marquinhos: “You have to know how to suffer.”

Liverpool managed to cause problems this time?

They had nothing to lose, so they came out more. They used their physical strength with long balls. But we know our strengths and weaknesses. We wanted to play to our strengths, just like they did. We were smart to defend well even though it was not in our strongest areas. You have to know how to suffer and not concede, it is very important to know how to defend.

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