Algerian Riyad Mahrez said that he is happy with Manchester City and is focusing with him at the present time and does not think about the future, noting that the biggest disappointment in his career was the exit from the Champions League last season.
Riyad Mahrez said, during the press conference, today, Tuesday, on the eve of the French match between Paris Saint-Germain: “I do not know if I am doing my best performance now or not, but I feel good in the most important moments of the season, we have to present a big match tomorrow and try to win. ".
The Algerian star responded to a question about his continuation with City until the end of his contract after two years, saying: "I do not know, I am now happy with the team, I love the club and the city and everyone is here, I focus only with the team at the present time and do not think about the future."
Mahrez added: "It was a big disappointment when we left the Champions League last season. The problem is that when we got out of the tournament we went directly to spend our vacation, we had no choice but to think about the new season, unlike past seasons in which we were shifting our focus from a league." European Champions to the League Championship, not winning over Lyon last season was the biggest disappointment in my career, but this defeat, on the other hand, helped us a lot to reach where we are now, and we hope to benefit from our experience this season. "
Regarding Manchester City's chances of qualifying for the final at the expense of St. Germain, who excluded a team like Bayern Munich, Mahrez replied: "I do not know, it is an amazing team, as we saw in its match against Bayern Munich, but we also have our weapons, and tomorrow we will see how things will go."
Mahrez denied if Manchester City were considering revenge against the current manager of Paris Saint-Germain, the Argentine Mauricio Pochettino, who led Tottenham Hotspur to exclude him from the quarter-finals of the 2019 UEFA Champions League, by saying: “No, we do not think about previous matches in such matches, as well. We did in the Professional League Cup final (against Tottenham), we tried to win and played our way, regardless of what happened in the past against the same team, we play well despite playing a match every 3 days, and this is our strength.
In response to a question about whether Spaniard Pep Guardiola, the coach of City, is the best coach in history, Riyad Mahrez said: "He has presented many things to football, and he deserves praise, and we know how important he is for the team. He tries to help us win matches. We have advice on competitors, make us ready for any match. "
The Manchester City team will visit Paris Saint-Germain tomorrow, Wednesday, at the Princes Park, in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Champions League, with the return match to take place next Tuesday at the “Al Etihad” stadium in Manchester.
Source: Agencies
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