PSG/Arsenal – Zaïre-Emery opens up: favourites, supporters and memory | OneFootball

Warren Zaïre-Emery, the 20-year-old Paris Saint-Germain midfielder, spoke in the mixed zone this Wednesday as part of Media Day to discuss the 2025-2026 Champions League final on Saturday, May 30 against Arsenal.

Zaïre-Emery: “We have to finish this year well, with a very clear objective, which is to win this final.”

Who is the favorite?

In big matches like this, there is no favorite. There’s no home-and-away tie, it’s just one match. We’re ready, we’re confident. We’re preparing for the match in the best possible way. We’ve seen that people see us as favorites, but I don’t think there is a favorite. They are champions of England, we are champions of France. The desire is at its highest. We’ll have to show what we can do with our qualities. We’re preparing for it as well as possible, and there are 10 days left.

Do you realize the exceptional period you are experiencing?

When you’re in the moment, it’s difficult to truly realize it. But we must not take it for granted. We’ve had incredible seasons, and we’ll have to keep going. We have to finish this year well, with a very clear objective, which is to win this final.

Zaïre-Emery: “We’ll have to stay focused and keep all the little mistakes to a minimum. That’s what will make the difference.”

Which players should you be wary of?

I think that at this level, you have to be wary of everyone. It’s a very strong team, we’ve seen that, they are Premier League champions. We’ll have to stay focused and keep all the little mistakes to a minimum. That’s what will make the difference.

The support in Paris?

Everyone in Paris loves PSG, and we try to give the best version of ourselves in every match. We never get whistled at, even in bad moments. They always push us on. We can only be proud and keep moving in the same direction.

Zaïre-Emery: “Everyone knows where we’re heading and what direction we’re going in too.”

Your best memory of the 2025 final?

There was a moment when we came here to the training center and all talked together, we said things to each other. It did us good to talk, to say what we thought. We told ourselves that we were having an extraordinary season. This year, we didn’t do it like that, but I think we did it in the dressing room, and everyone knows where we’re heading and what direction we’re going in too.

Any memorable words? What did you say?

I don’t talk much (smile). The captains spoke, and the coach too. After that, I don’t remember the exact words anymore, but we all said that what we had done was incredible and that there was only that match left to finish things the right way.

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