PSG v Atalanta: Juric hails “the best team in the world”

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·16 septembre 2025

PSG v Atalanta: Juric hails “the best team in the world”

This Wednesday at 9pm (broadcast on Canal+) Paris Saint-Germain will face Atalanta at the Parc des Princes as part of the first matchday of the 2025-2026 Champions League. In a press conference, Ivan Juric, coach of the Italian club, spoke about the match and the Parisian opponent.

Juric: “I’m curious to see PSG play”

“There is a focus on how to properly prepare for the match. There is no fear, I am curious to see PSG play, because they are the best team in the world. We have prepared well, we will try to play our best match. You have to face Paris with courage, they have dribbling skills and are dangerous in attack. Scamacca and Ederson are absent, but there are plenty of guys ready who want to do well.”

Juric: “We have to avoid their first pressing”

If we manage to withstand their offensive armada and their exceptional pressing, to find space, then we will be able to do things. But we have to avoid their first pressing. They have very few weaknesses. But there are some, few, but it will be up to us to exploit them. We have to be perfect in the defensive phase, and try to surprise them when we get the chance. The absence of Lookman? We are calm, we have already talked about it. Let’s focus on tomorrow’s match.”

Ivan Juric’s speech perfectly illustrates how Atalanta is approaching this perilous trip to Paris. Despite the absences of Gianluca Scamacca, Ederson, and Ademola Lookman, the Croatian coach refuses to give in to defeatism. On the contrary, he prefers to emphasize the curiosity and enthusiasm of measuring his team against what he considers to be the pinnacle of world football. For Juric, Paris Saint-Germain symbolizes a formidable offensive power, full of dribbling and spontaneity. This outlook shows that, even weakened, Atalanta will come to the Parc des Princes without complexes, determined to deliver a courageous performance. It remains to be seen whether this philosophy will be enough against a PSG expected to be ambitious in their European quest.