Newcastle-PSG: Players Downplay the Defeat Despite the Dismal Score

PSG lost 4-1 and displayed very little against Newcastle in the Champions League. However, players like Zaïre-Emery, Ramos, and Hernandez don’t consider it a major issue.

**Warren Zaïre-Emery:** « It’s not a failed match; we made a lot of mistakes. They played to their strengths and pressed us high. We knew it would be a tough match. Now, we will review the mistakes we made to become the strongest team possible. (A tactical or mental problem?) I couldn’t even tell you… It’s only the second match of this Champions League, and there are many more to come. It’s up to us to do things right to finish on top, » emphasized the PSG youth product on Canal+ Foot.

**Lucas Hernandez:** « We knew it would be a difficult match. It’s the Champions League; if you don’t set the pace and intensity on the road, you end up with a result like this. It’s up to us to change. To start the next match with more intensity, to be more aggressive. (…) We had to manage the strong and weak moments, » lamented the French international on Canal+ Foot. However, Hernandez did not target the choices of his coach, Luis Enrique. « There were changes, Barcola and Vitinha came in. After that, the starting eleven is the coach’s choice. We wanted to put the opposition’s defense in difficulty (with four attackers, editor’s note). Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn’t. Today, it didn’t work. »

**Gonçalo Ramos:** « We tried to play our game, and Newcastle is a superb team. I don’t think it’s a nightmare. It’s a nightmare because it’s a big defeat. But we played our game, had our chances. It’s a matter of small details, and Newcastle had them in their favor tonight. They were stronger in duels, managed to score their chances, that’s why they won, » assessed the Portuguese player on Canal+ Foot.