Nantes v PSG: Luis Castro fires up Paris with fighting words

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·16 de agosto de 2025

Nantes v PSG: Luis Castro fires up Paris with fighting words

This Sunday at 8:45 PM (broadcast on Ligue1+), Paris Saint-Germain faces Nantes at the Stade de la Beaujoire as part of the first day of Ligue 1 2025-2026. In a press conference, Luis Castro, the Nantes coach, spoke about this match and the Parisian opponent. When asked about the idea of the "right moment" to face PSG, he was cautious and mentioned immense determination.

Luis Castro "it depends on how you look at things."

"It could also be a good time for Paris because we are heading towards new things, they have the same team as last year, it depends on how you look at things. We are still at the beginning of many things. Paris is the same team, the same players, the same coach. They are not going to change much. If you prepare 100%, if you give your maximum, there is no room for stress or things like that. I don't even have time to think about it. We will give our maximum, if necessary we will die for the club.", comments relayed by L'Equipe.

There is clearly a desire to avoid the idea of a relatively easy match against the Parisians simply because they had a particular preparation. Luis Castro might still not avoid the fact that Paris will be far from being at their peak this season. But it is understandable, he wants players fully determined. The match will remain tough.

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PSG still has a strong squad and showed remarkable resources against Tottenham on Wednesday in the European Super Cup. Having a very similar squad indeed allows for having benchmarks. And there is always, visibly, a great collective desire.

Nantes was able to have a more classic preparation, and this will be an asset to rely on. But Luis Castro is just the beginning of a major reconstruction project, with a transfer window marked by significant departures and recruitment mostly consisting of low-cost bets. It will be necessary to fight, that's clear.

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