Tudor, Galtier and the reactions after OM

For the first time in 22 years, OM got the better of their Parisian rival in the Cup. At the Vélodrome, and after a very well controlled match, the Phocaeans won 2-1. A victory they fully savored. At the final whistle, Igor Tudor and his protégés expressed their immense satisfaction. As for Christophe Galtier and his troops, they said they were disappointed, while recognizing the superiority of their opponents of the day.

Marquinhos (PSG defender on Bein Sports): “A goal that flies away? Yes it’s a Cup match, we had to win. We missed things. Now is the time to close your mouth and keep working. We know that we have to improve a lot if we want to achieve things this season. You have to be better organized and play better. They put a lot of commitment. Already a trophy flying away, it hurts. Bayern? Each game has its story. It’s true that it’s not our best period, but we have to stay calm. We have won a lot, we must also know how to lose. Speak in the locker room? Yes always. When needed I am there. We will stay together. We know that it speaks a lot outside and it is useless that we lose trust between us ”.

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Christophe Galtier (PSG coach on BeIn Sports): “Yes, it’s a big disappointment. Knockout game and that was one of our goals. Unfortunately, we are beaten tonight by a great team from OM. It is a difficult time. We created few situations after the break. Unfortunately, we take this 2nd goal on a touch in our 20 meters. And against a low block then, it was difficult to develop our game. Any lessons for Bayern? We will see the state of form of each other and the sequences of matches. If there are sores or not. Obviously, in the preparation for the meeting, we had the desire and the ambition to qualify. We must learn from this game. As much as there were favorable situations in 1st, as much in 2nd not enough. The players are obviously very disappointed. Overwhelmed. We must remobilize and continue to work. Focus on ourselves. To find the energy to perform better”.

Igor Tudor (OM coach on BeIn Sports): “It was a very good match. The guys really died on the pitch. Against Paris, it’s never easy, but we did it. The atmosphere? Fabulous. These people and this stadium deserve these kinds of victories. Favorite of the competition? This concept does not exist in football. I do not like him “.

Mattéo Guendouzi (OM midfielder on BeIn Sports): “The fans are exceptional. They have been pushing us since the beginning of the season and even more today. It’s a Classico that we wanted to win for them. We deserve this victory, we gave everything on the pitch. You sleep ? At the start of the season, it was complicated because we changed our philosophy. It took time to adapt. Now everyone understand what he should do. We press very high and go get the opponent. It takes a lot of effort. We are physically ready. Would Mbappé’s presence have changed anything? It’s a good question, but no, because in the league we went for them too high. But it is sure that it hurts very badly on offensive transitions. But we have confidence in ourselves and in defenders. We are only in the quarter-finals. We eliminated PSG, but there are still matches. We want to go all the way.”