PSG v Liverpool: Hakimi says Paris are confident, not euphoric | OneFootball

Achraf Hakimi, the 27-year-old Paris Saint-Germain right-back, spoke calmly to beIN SPORTS after the 2-0 win over Liverpool in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. The Parisian acknowledged his satisfaction with the result while also reminding everyone that his team could have done better in front of goal and will need to stay clear-headed before the second leg at Anfield.

Hakimi: “Of course, we have to be happy with the win”

Are you happy, or do you think you could have done better?

Of course, we have to be happy with the win. It’s not easy to play against this team, but of course we are a little frustrated because we felt we could have scored more goals. But we didn’t, and we have to keep the positive things in mind and stay focused on the second match.

There seems to be a certain confidence in this PSG team lately. It’s as if we felt that during this evening you did not doubt for a single minute.

No, of course. We know this is an important moment in the season. We have to stay focused and be ready for this kind of match. This match gives us a lot of confidence in ourselves. We want to try to do again this season what we did last year.

Hakimi: “They will think about different strategies”

At Anfield, do you expect Liverpool to attack more, and could that be a problem?

I think so, because they played to win and they will want to push, of course. They will think about different strategies because they lost the first match. We expect a more attacking team, and we will have to deal with that and try to win this next match.

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