PSG v Monaco – Neves on the defeat and a contract revelation | OneFootball

João Neves, the 21-year-old Paris Saint-Germain midfielder, stopped in the mixed zone after PSG’s 1-2 defeat against Monaco (PSG/Monaco video highlights) this Friday at the Parc des Princes as part of Matchday 3 of the 2026-2027 Ligue 1 season.

Neves: “There is no explanation.”

An annoying defeat?

Of course, for PSG, losing is always difficult. But that’s how it is, it’s normal, these moments happen in football, and we’ll try to improve so we can reach our best level.

How do you explain it?

There is no explanation. In every match, we try to do the best we can. Sometimes we win, sometimes we lose. That’s football. We’ve already had experiences where we didn’t manage to win at the start of the season and by the end of the season we had won everything.

Neves: “We haven’t managed to score many goals this season, but it will come.”

A difficult physical start, will it take time?

Yes, at the start of the season we’re not at our best. We’re going to improve. But I think we played a good match. Monaco have a great team and a good coach. We played well, but in football the most important thing is goals. We haven’t managed to score many goals this season, but it will come.

Neves: “It’s been almost a year since I extended my contract”

Why are you conceding so many goals?

We try not to concede, but that happens in football. We’ll try to score one more goal than the opponent, and we’ll try to reach our highest level. Now we have to rest and think about the Champions League.

Happy about your contract extension announced tonight?

It’s been almost a year since I extended my contract, so I’m very happy (laughs).

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