Europe 1 with AFP 10:03 p.m., March 10, 2023

After elimination from the Champions League against Bayern Munich in the round of 16, Paris Saint-Germain must quickly bounce back in the league.

PSG coach Christophe Galtier wants to remobilize his troops and does not "minimize" the Ligue 1 title.

Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier said on Friday that the title of French champion should not be "minimized", on the eve of PSG's trip to Brest on Saturday for the 27th day of Ligue 1 and after the elimination in the Champions League.

Asked about a possible demobilization of his players for the end of the season, the Parisian coach said that yes, "there is always a risk".

"If PSG wins this title, it will be the eleventh title, it has never been done in this championship, we must not minimize the fact of being champion of France", he continued Friday in press conference.

"Certainly, we have an eight-point lead. But we will have to fight until the end. Our workforce is very affected, but it is an important objective", underlined Galtier.

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Disappointment in the locker room

Regarding the motivation of Sergio Ramos and Leo Messi, both at the end of their contract in a few months, he assured that he had "no doubts about these two great players with an incredible track record, who know this kind of situation. "This are very high level players, who move quickly from one game to another.

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They are used to living this kind of moment," he added. After Wednesday's elimination by Bayern, "there was a lot of disappointment in the dressing room.

Anger, also because you are in excitement and disappointment".

"The players were tired and very disappointed. Resignation? No. But disappointment. We all talked about it together this morning. That's how it is. There were a lot of expectations, internally. Every year , only one team wins the Champions League. We must now project ourselves on the objective of the championship", insisted the Parisian coach.

Personally, Galtier explained that he had already "evacuated" the disappointment: "I was very touched, but yesterday afternoon we started to work on the match against Brest".