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<\/div>Paris Saint-Germain head coach Thomas Tuchel expects a tough Champions League clash against Atalanta, but his focus is elsewhere for now.<\/p>\n
Around 5,000 fans were in attendance as PSG thrashed Le Havre 9-0 in a friendly on Sunday.<\/p>\n
PSG have been drawn to face Atalanta in the Champions League quarter-finals, but have a Coupe de France final against Saint-Etienne and Coupe de la Ligue decider against Lyon prior to that.<\/p>\n
Tuchel said he knew PSG would be tested by Atalanta in Lisbon in August, but he is focused on domestic matters.<\/p>\n
“It will be difficult but it’s not a surprise because we will play a quarter-final. There are eight teams that want to win this competition. Every team can win their three games,” the PSG coach said.<\/p>\n
“It will be a very difficult game [against Atalanta], it will be very tough. They have many qualities. We have seen that when they played against Juventus [on Saturday]. It is a balanced and offensive team. It is a very physical team. But now, we can’t think about that.<\/p>\n
“Our challenge is to arrive in Lisbon with two titles. Now we are going to prepare our game against Saint-Etienne. It’s the only game that is in my head right now. Then, we will think about Lyon. Then I think we will have 12 days to get ready for our game against Atalanta. We have to go step by step. The first step will be our game against Saint-Etienne.”<\/p>\n
PSG will be without Edinson Cavani (free agent), Thomas Meunier (Borussia Dortmund) and Tanguy Kouassi (Bayern Munich) for the remainder of the Champions League after the trio departed.<\/p>\n
Tuchel said it made life harder for PSG, but he urged his players to push on.<\/p>\n
“I am sad that we have lost three key players for this competition – Tanguy, Edi and Thomas Meunier,” he said.<\/p>\n
“That makes things harder for us. PSG need qualities and a great squad. But all the players did good [against Le Havre] and we have to keep going.<\/p>\n
“We all have good relationships. We are ready to continue. Today was a good start.”<\/p>\n
Neymar, Mauro Icardi and Pablo Sarabia scored braces against Le Havre, while Kylian Mbappe, Idrissa Gueye and Arnaud Muinga were also on the scoresheet.<\/p>\n
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Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel Paris Saint-Germain head coach Thomas Tuchel expects a tough Champions League clash against Atalanta, but his focus is elsewhere for now. Around 5,000 fans were in attendance as PSG thrashed Le Havre 9-0 in a friendly on Sunday. PSG have been drawn to face Atalanta in the Champions League quarter-finals, … Continue reading Tuchel not focused on ‘very difficult’ Atalanta clash just yet<\/span><\/a> Continue Reading