Dortmund on Wednesday in the Champions League: “It was very important for us, we had to win, that we try to put our game in place before this match that awaits us. (…) It’s a big match, a challenge to take on, a final that awaits us. We are all aware that it is an important match, a match that we must play with desire. We have the capabilities to get this match. (…) It’s a final to play. We’re not going to lie, it’s our lives that are at stake!”
His goal: “It’s always nice to score, but especially to help the team win. We must continue this momentum, continue to work well because there are great deadlines coming up. A click ? It’s always nice but it’s up to me to continue working, to listen to the coach’s instructions. Whether I play on the right, left or up front, as long as I’m on the pitch, it’s up to me to give the best of myself.
A reassuring success: “We have always been reassured, confident in the quality of the group. We are on continuity.”
Review of his start to the season: “A lot of lows but it’s up to me to get my head back up, I’m doing it slowly and it’s up to me to concentrate on the work. Touched to be a substitute against Nantes? Not at all. There is competition, we are in a big club and it will be up to me to prove myself.”
A place to take in Dortmund without Ousmane Dembélé, suspended, and the competition: “It will be up to the coach to decide. Bradley Barcola had a very good match too, he can start. Even if I scored, it doesn’t mean anything… There is a lot of quality on the bench, it’s up to the coach to choose. (…) There is a lot of quality, so the coach has a lot of choice. Every time we have the opportunity to play, it’s up to us to play our game, to bring more.”
The reunion with Nantes, his former club: “We find our old friends again, it’s nice, they’re good times to share. It’s weird being on the opposing side, but we’re moving forward. What if we called each other before the match? A little… They wanted to know how we were going to play, that kind of thing, some information, a little roominess (smile).”
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