The former Merengue player confided in the official UEFA website about his arrival in the Parisian team, where he took stock of his time in French football. Today it is measured against Munich, for the Champions League.
Paris Saint Germain is a few hours away from facing Bayern Munich for the knockout stages of the Champions League. The French team arrive reduced in various aspects to the duel, but even so, they have their most outstanding figures within the call. One of those that appears as a title is Sergio Ramos who recently granted an interview in which he spoke of his arrival in the Parisian team.
In dialogue with the official UEFA website, the historic former Real Madrid player spoke about the motivations that led him to make the decision to join his new club: “Leaving Real Madrid was, obviously, a very big change . My goal is always to keep winning. I won a lot with Real Madrid, but I thought it was a good opportunity to change scenery, to try to help a team like Paris.”
He then took the opportunity to comment on the difficulty of changing scenery in this way: “At the beginning, everything was very difficult , you have to find accommodation and settle in, especially when you come with your family, in my case with four children. The process was a bit difficult at first, but everything went well”.
Ramos arrived at PSG for the 2021/22 season, having won 22 official titles with Real Madrid, including four Champions League titles. At that time, Mauricio Pochettino was the coach of the France national team, but the two failed to interact intensively during this period, due to an injury suffered by the defender.
“At first, after taking the plunge, everything went wrong . I got injured, I struggled to recover and adapt to the new system, the new team and the new coach. You start to doubt whether you did the right thing or not” commented the player, who only managed to play 13 games in his first year for his new club.
Despite this, the Spanish central defender points out: “My career has always been defined by consistency, perseverance and hard work. . It’s about continuing to fight, it will give meaning to the things that will happen in the future”. During this season, Ramos has been the undisputed starter for the team managed by Christophe Galtier, playing 100% of the Champions League minutes and being a key player in Ligue 1.
Subsequently, the world champion with Spain in 2010 spoke of the current complex that PSG is experiencing: “There are a lot of stars, some of the best players in the world. But to win you have to come together and all row in the same direction. If a team ends up winning, it’s because they left behind his personal ego.
Recall that the Parisian team has experienced months of extreme irregularity, being eliminated from the Coupe de France by Alexis Sánchez’s Olympique de Marseille, and losing points in Ligue 1, which has them with a slight advantage on their escorts. Added to this are the physical ailments, the parties and the underperformance of the three best PSG attackers, which aggravates the crisis of the team just before facing the most important club competition in the world.
Despite the adversity, Ramos notes: “The goal this season is to unite us all, bring the best version of ourselves and maintain balance as a team. That’s more important than any star we may have in our ranks. .”
Finally, the ex-Merengue spoke about the duel against Bayern Munich, where he recalled his two goals against this team in the semi-finals of the 2013/14 Champions League: “When I think of Bayern I think of the day I scored against them in 2014. Of course we know they are one of the best teams we can face, a huge challenge. But overcoming them would be a challenge. very positive message to send to the world.” .
“To win the Champions League you have to beat the best, and Bayern are part of that every year,” said Sergio Ramos. The match between the French and the Germans will be played at 5:00 p.m. at the Parc des Princes home of PSG.
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