Metz v PSG: Habib Diallo aims for victory and shares his recipe

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·12 December 2025

Metz v PSG: Habib Diallo aims for victory and shares his recipe

This Saturday at 7pm (broadcast on Ligue1+) Paris Saint-Germain (2nd) will face Metz (18th) at the Stade Saint-Symphorien as part of the 16th matchday of Ligue 1 2025-2026. In a press conference, Habib Diallo, the 30-year-old Metz striker, expressed his ambition and the ingredients needed to hope for taking 3 points.

Diallo: “It takes much more”

“We know that Paris is a big team, but we are preparing as we would for any other match. PSG is ahead of us in the standings and is stronger than us, but we will play the same way as usual. We will give everything to take points. To achieve something, it takes much more: more effort, more sacrifices, more focus, and more commitment.”

Of course, Diallo cannot claim that the match will be easy against PSG. Even if some rotation is expected, there will be a competitive team. With Parisians determined to reclaim the top spot in the league and to get back to winning ways after the draw in the Champions League.

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But Metz is eager to pull off a big upset in order to move towards securing their place in the league. That doesn’t change the difficulty of the task. Still, they must aim for victory. Accepting defeat would be terrible. As Diallo points out, the ambition is interesting and it comes with a great collective performance. What remains is to put in a huge amount of effort, being prepared to suffer at times.

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