U17: Paris Saint-Germain vs Rangers FC Post Match Press Conference 20.02.2025

Paris Saint-Germain, which is moving on to the finals after winning 3-1 against Rangers Football Club will try to bring home the fourth Alkass U-17 International Cup title in the tournament’s history, said Head Coach Yannick Dumas while addressing the media on Thursday.

PSG currently has the most number of wins at the tournament. However, Dumas admitted that the boys had a great and tough match against the Scottish team.

Commenting on their upcoming match against Real Madrid,  Dumas said he expects a tough match but the team will stick to their tactics and let the players figure out how to adapt in terms of a tough situation in the finals.

PSG has previously lost 1-2 in their first match against Real Madrid. “The difference between facing Real Madrid in the group stages and now is that they were in the group stages and being in knockout stages, there's a lot more to do, so there's more added pressure on both sides. So we are just going to prepare the best that we can for the matchup, and hopefully that we can repeat the same results that we did,” Dumas said.

Also addressing a post-match press conference, Rangers Football Club Head Coach Laurence Ellis said there have been moments of missed opportunities for the team, but quickly added that the boys have also played well at times during the match.

“You got to applaud that and recognise that there's lots of good, young, and talented football players at this tournament and it's a brilliant tournament for their development. It was an eventful game. I think every semi-final should be played with passion and energy and full commitment from both teams. There were a couple of incidents, but we we're not gonna concentrate on that. We're gonna concentrate on the effort put in this week. And we've got an opportunity to win our final game of the tournament and fly back to Glasgow as better players,” Ellis added.