JAKARTA - Lionel Messi said his club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) is very ready to come out as champions of the 2022/2023 European Champions League season.
This season the French giant started the top caste competition between European clubs well. They still topped Group H after pocketing maximum points from two matches.
The performance made them re-enter the list of favorites to win. Especially apart from being fertile in Europe, they also still dominate France's Ligue 1 with unbeaten records.
"It's a very difficult competition to win because the best team doesn't always win, but details are always determined. Any mistake will make you lose," Messi said.
"But we are preparing for those difficult times to come, to win. We are ready for that task ([wining the European Champions League)," continued the owner of the seven Ballon d'Or.
The European Champions League has so far never won PSG since they were taken over by Qatar Sports Investments in 2011.
Their chances of becoming champions almost materialized in 2020 when they made it through the final while Thomas Tuchel was still taking care of. However, they lost 1-0 in the final match against Bayern Munich.
Last season, their journey was much shorter until the round of 16. PSG, who was still trained by Mauricio Pochettino to lift the suitcase early after losing 2-3 on aggregate in two legs.
For this reason, this season they are again aiming for the prestigious trophy. The start of the brilliant season allowed them to go further than the 2021/2022 season.
"The goal [for this season] is clear to everyone. PSG has long wanted to win the Champions League," said Messi.
"Last season was very difficult. We played two great games against Real Madrid and that game was lost in small details," added the player nicknamed La Pulga.
The group stage this season will continue early next month. Les Pariesien will travel to Benfica's headquarters on Thursday, October 6, before hosting the same team the following week.
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