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Maresca says City need a perfect game to beat PSG
Manchester City host Paris Saint-Germain at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday in a UEFA Champions League match.
City manager Enzo Maresca says his team will need a perfect game to overcome PSG, whom he calls Europe’s best team.
PSG have won the last two Champions League titles, making them a major test for City.
City have started the season strongly, including a 2-0 win away to Porto in their opening Champions League match and a 3-0 league win at Liverpool.
Maresca says City still have areas to improve in both attack and defence, despite their results so far.
He believes City can beat PSG if they play their best, and the match is scheduled to kick off at 20:00 UK time.
Enzo Maresca says Manchester City will need a perfect game to beat Paris Saint-Germain.
City are due to host PSG at the Etihad Stadium in a UEFA Champions League match on Wednesday night.
Maresca called PSG the best team in Europe and said they had won the last two Champions Leagues.
He said City could beat PSG if they played their best.
City had won all seven games across all competitions, according to the article.
Maresca said City still needed to improve in attack and defence.
- Who
- Manchester City, managed by Enzo Maresca, and Paris Saint-Germain.
- What
- City are preparing to face PSG in the UEFA Champions League. Maresca says his team need a perfect game to win.
- When
- Wednesday night; the article does not give a calendar date for the match.
- Where
- Etihad Stadium, Manchester.
- Why
- The teams are meeting in a UEFA Champions League match. Maresca said PSG’s record makes them a formidable opponent.
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City began their Champions League campaign with a 2-0 away win over FC Porto.
City beat Liverpool 3-0 in the Premier League.
Maresca spoke at a pre-match press conference about the challenge of facing PSG.
City are due to host PSG at the Etihad Stadium.
- Manager
- Enzo Maresca
- Opponent
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Venue
- Etihad Stadium
- Previous Champions League result
- City beat FC Porto 2-0 away
- Recent league result
- City beat Liverpool 3-0
- PSG record
- Won the last two Champions Leagues
What people are saying
The message for tomorrow night is quite easy. We need the perfect game because they are the best team in Europe in this moment.
So, we need the perfect game but at the same time, if we play our best we can beat them.
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