Varela fires back at PSG coach before Intercontinental final | OneFootball

What Did Varela, Flamengo's Right-Back, Say Before the Match Against PSG (FRA)?

Flamengo overcame Pyramids (EGY) on Saturday (13) and will face PSG (FRA) in the Intercontinental final. Looking ahead to the match, Varela responded to Luis Enrique's comments about not wanting to face the Rubro-Negro in the final.

— Regarding Luis Enrique's statement, it's the same situation as in the Libertadores. Palmeiras preferred to face Racing (ARG) in the final, and we preferred LDU (ECU). PSG also wanted to face Pyramids rather than us -, he said, before concluding:

— But I think this final marks the meeting between the best team from the Americas and the best from Europe. So, I believe it will be a very tough game, but with a lot of quality -, concluded Varela in an interview in the mixed zone on Saturday (13).

WHAT DID LUIS ENRIQUE, PSG'S COACH, SAY ABOUT FLAMENGO?

In a recent interview, Luis Enrique said he preferred not to face Flamengo in the Intercontinental final due to the quality of the Rubro-Negro players. Thus, the PSG coach stated it would be better to face Pyramids even without knowing much about the team.

HOW IS FLAMENGO PREPARING FOR THE MATCH AGAINST PSG?

Flamengo arrives motivated and at full strength for the duel with PSG. This is because, in the match against Pyramids, coach Filipe Luís had the return of Pedro. With this, the coach has all players available.

WHEN IS THE FLAMENGO VS. PSG MATCH FOR THE INTERCONTINENTAL?

The match between Flamengo and PSG takes place at 2 PM (Brasília time) this Wednesday (17), in Doha, Qatar. Thus, Coluna do Fla TV will show the match details with on-site coverage by Simon Lédo on YouTube, as well as on the website and social media. Finally, Globo (open channel), SporTV (closed), CazéTV, and GETV (YouTube) will broadcast the match.

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