“Nearly world champion with my club”: Filipe Luís recalls Flamengo v PSG | OneFootball

Filipe Luís will face PSG (FRA) again this Friday (04), in the French Championship

Filipe Luís will have the chance to get revenge against PSG (FRA), after losing last year’s Club World Cup final on penalties with Flamengo. This Friday (04), the current Monaco (FRA) coach will face the two-time Champions League winner in the third round of the French Championship. While recalling the December clash, the former full-back became emotional.

— That match was very difficult. Because even though we were so close, I suffered so much. After that defeat, I spent several days sad, feeling awful. But now, above all, I have to forget what happened, what is in the past. I have a lot of affection and very strong memories of everything we went through. But of course, it could have been so close. World champions with the club I love, but unfortunately it didn’t happen, and now it’s a new chapter —, Filipe Luís told ‘CazéTV’.

Filipe Luís’ Monaco lead the French Championship, with two wins in two matches. On the other hand, PSG, the heavy favorite for the title, had an inconsistent start, with two draws. For the coach, the fact that Paris had many players involved in the last World Cup explains the situation.

WHAT DID FILIPE LUÍS SAY ABOUT PSG’S CURRENT FORM?

— It’s the best team in the world, the best coach in the world, they have the best players in the world, and it’s a match I always go into looking to win. Regardless of that, I always put together a plan to win. But of course, we know exactly who we’re up against, though we have our weapons —, said Filipe.

— For them as well, they came back very late, most of the players, from their national teams, from the World Cup and all that. So they are having an inconsistent start. And when the giant has a few doubts, we can always try to win. But my main goal is to go there and win, always respecting that they are the best —, he added.

WHEN WILL PSG VS MONACO TAKE PLACE?

PSG and Monaco will face off in Paris, at the Parc des Princes Stadium, starting at 4:05 p.m. (Brasília time). It is worth remembering that Filipe Luís’ team already defeated a giant in 2026, Liverpool (ENG), in preseason. Therefore, the Flamengo idol will try to repeat the feat and, of course, get revenge for last year’s Club World Cup.

AUTHOR’S OPINION

— Every Flamengo fan feels the same way as Filipe Luís. A painful defeat, chances missed by Flamengo, the penalties… It was so close. Surely every Flamengo fan will be cheering for Filipinho this Friday (04) —, opined Pedro Paulo Catonho, journalist for Coluna do Fla.

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