Paris Saint-Germainâs clear objective is to win Champions League, asserts Mauricio Pochettino
Mauricio Pochettino is PSG's manager
|Mauricio Pochettino has admitted that Paris Saint-Germainâs main objective is to win the Champions League and he understands the clubâs obsession behind winning the trophy. The Ligue 1 giants have struggled in the competition with them only making the final for the first time last season.
While Lionel Messiâs potential move to Paris Saint-Germain has dominated the build-up to the game between Barcelona and the Ligue 1 giants, PSGâs run to the Champions League final has played a part. The French side became the first team from France in years to reach the final of Europeâs top club competition but failed to lift the coveted trophy with Bayern Munich beating them.
That hasnât dulled the clubâs lust for the Champions League crown with them trying to do nearly everything possible in order to get their hands on the trophy. So much so, that Mauricio Pochettino has termed it as an âobsessionâ for PSG but he admitted that he understands why they want it. The PSG boss further added that their âclear objective to win the Champions Leagueâ and theyâre going to do their best to achieve it.
âWhen we signed for PSG, you could start to feel already that the Champions League game would be important. Itâs our clear objective to win the Champions League and we understand the responsibility and the excitement. When I talk about obsession, I mean that those of us in football talk about passion and thatâs an obsession too,â Pochettino said, reported the Guardian.
âSometimes you donât know which but you love this sport desperately, thinking about it constantly, 24 hours a day, and I see that obsession as a positive thing: a passion so great that itâs overflowing, on the verge of obsession. Weâre not here to impose, weâre here to collaborate and try to fulfil the clubâs objectives. These are two teams who aspire to win the Champions League. Sadly, only one of them can get through to the next round.â
