Kombouaré drops a barb… before paying tribute to PSG | OneFootball

Asked at a press conference about PSG/Bayern Munich, Antoine Kombouaré, 62, coach of Paris FC, first responded with his usual bluntness. But behind the outward irritation, the former Paris Saint-Germain defender and manager above all acknowledged the exceptional scale of the European clash.

Kombouaré: “Of course, I saw something special, but today we’re talking about Paris FC”

Kombouaré did not try to play the role of the starry-eyed pundit when his day-to-day reality lies elsewhere, with Paris FC and a match to prepare against Brest. His first reaction was therefore as much a reset as a joke: he refused to let PSG take up all the space in a press conference about his own team. But that contrast is precisely what makes his remarks interesting. Once the message had been delivered, the coach did not downplay Paris’s performance.

On the contrary, he stressed the quality of the spectacle, Paris Saint-Germain’s attacking power, and the value of a Bayern Munich side that was also capable of responding in a completely open match. Behind the rough-edged delivery, Kombouaré ultimately confirmed the main point: this PSG/Bayern really did have the feel of a major European showdown.

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