Pedro Miguel Pauleta on PSG-OM: “My lob against Barthez? A moment I will never forget” – Eurosport FR

Pedro Miguel Pauleta, when you look back on your years in Paris, what memories do you keep of the PSG-OM Classics? Pedro Miguel Pauleta: “I have great memories of it. It’s a very special match for French football but also for the supporters of both teams. I had the chance to play a lot of matches against OM and to score quite a few goals (note: five in L1 and one in the Coupe de France). My first match against Marseille at the Parc in 2004, I scored two goals. I only have good memories of it.”Ligue 1Milik, too short, should miss PSG15 HOURS AGODoes the idea of ​​playing one of the biggest posters d’Europe played a part in your choice to join PSG in the summer of 2003?PM.P. : “Already, the idea was to play in a big club. During my first season, it worked well with this great team of Paris Saint-Germain who finished second, three points behind Lyon. Before signing, the President Francis Graille and Vahid Halilhodzic wanted to associate me with Ronaldinho. But just before I arrived, I was told that he was leaving for Barcelona. For me, PSG is still a special club. I spent five years there where I I won two French Cups (2004 and 2006) and a League Cup (2008). I also had difficult years, especially the last season.””OM have found a balance with their goalkeepers that PSG couldn’t find “You were a real surface fox. Was your appetite for goal even more pronounced when the matches against Marseille arrived?PM.P. : “Everyone in the team was super motivated to play these matches. Personally, I had the chance to score very often against OM and that gave me a lot of confidence, as well as the supporters who expected a lot from me during this Classic. In training, the week of the match, my partners said to me: ‘It’s Marseille, we’re counting on you a lot Pedro’.”You played and won your first Classic in November 2003 at the Velodrome. You are at the origin of the goal scored by Fabrice Fiorèse (1-0), on a strike repelled by Vedran Runje…PM.P. : “I don’t have too many memories of that match. Over there, the atmosphere was difficult for us. From the Vélodrome, I especially remember our round of 16 of the Coupe de France in 2004 where I scored a goal that allowed us to qualify. Afterwards, I especially remember those games played at the Parc des Princes in 2003-2004 and 2004-2005. “Does the lob you score, on the goal line and outside from the surface, facing Fabien Barthez is your best memory against Marseille (2-1)? PM.P. : “Yes, I believe. It’s a scoring goal. Besides, it was in front of all our supporters. Paris deserved a goal like this. I also scored in the second half, but everyone remembers above all of the first goal.”Tell us how you experienced this legendary goal from the inside?PM.P. : “At the start, there is a good through pass from Juan-Pablo Sorin. I see that Fabien (Barthez) comes out and I focus on the left side because we were very close. I try to get the ball back as soon as possible because I knew he was not on his line. Then I hit the goal. It was very difficult to put. I’m a little lucky because the ball touches the crossbar slightly and brushed against the Marseille defender who was on the line (note: Brahim Hemdani). It was a perfect gesture.” Does the fact that there is Fabien Barthez in front make the goal even more beautiful? PM.P. : “Yes, that’s for sure. Often when I scored against Marseille, it was him in goal. He was surely the best goalkeeper at the time. He was world and European champion. true that it gave greater importance to this goal.” Zlatan’s twilight: “His physique is starting to tell him to stop” This goal remained in the memories of PSG supporters almost twenty years later…PM.P . : “When I score, the feeling is unique. I had the chance to experience moments like this with PSG. Already, scoring a goal at the Parc des Princes is something special, something different. There, in a Classic, it’s a moment that I will never forget. Until the end, I will think of those moments.” During PSG-OM in the fall of 2004 (2-1), Paris is quickly reduced to ten after a red card received by Sylvain Armand. But you open the scoring with a goal from outside the area. Did being outnumbered make you take even more responsibility that day?PM.P. : “At that time, I had this responsibility to make a difference. My team expected a lot from me. I scored a lot of goals. I remember that Fabrice Pancrate’s pass was at the origin of the action. also, it was a good strike, a magnificent goal. A goal as difficult to score as the one mentioned above.”Pedro Miguel Pauleta in a duel with ex-Marseille defender, Habib Beye.Credit: ImagoThat day, the context was very tense at the Parc des Princes with the return of Fabrice Fiorèse in Marseille colors…PM.P. : “There was Fred (Déhu) too. It was their first match at the Parc des Princes since leaving OM. I remember that the fans were very angry, especially when there were corners taken by Fabrice Fiorèse The year before, he had a very good season with us. It’s a shame he left, everyone wanted him to stay here. I think he and Fred had a very difficult time. that day.”The following season, you were suspended for the match at the Vélodrome (0-1 defeat) when the PSG team discovered ammonia in their locker room. On the other hand, you were on the ground for the reception of the Minots in March 2006 (0-0)…PM.P. : “It was a difficult match to play. Afterwards, Marseille did not send only young people. On the field, some players had already evolved into professionals. The match was complicated because we felt that it was not the real Classic. The atmosphere in the stadium was different. Fortunately, a few weeks later, we managed to beat Marseille in the Coupe de France final (2-1). I was the captain and lifted the trophy at the Stade de France, it was a very special moment.” The reform of the FPF says: “Do not go to the Super League, we will let you do what you want” During these shocks against OM, which opponent asked you the most difficulties on the ground?PM.P. : “Fred (Déhu), it was always very difficult against him with his experience and his qualities, and Daniel Van Buyten was very strong physically.” I am proud to have played for PSG for five years Is the defeat against OM at home in September 2006 (1-3) your worst memory? PM.P. : “I don’t remember having lost against Marseille (note: it actually suffered two defeats in L1: 1-3 at the Parc des Princes in 2006 and 1-2 at the Vélodrome in 2008). For me, the one of my worst memories is the 0-0 in March 2006. Alain Cayzac said he thought of you to succeed Paul Le Guen as coach during the 2007-08 season. ?PM.P.: “It’s true that we talked about that at the end of the championship, but I didn’t want to be a coach. I immediately refused. I wanted to play.” Fourteen years after your departure, what does PSG represent for you? PM.P.: “It’s a special club, which I love. I love supporters. We have a good relationship. With the club, we continue to collaborate. I am proud to have played for PSG for five years.”FootballScoring rankings in Europe: Lewandowski, France and the others21 HOURS AGOEuropa League ConferenceOM against Feyenoord, Roma-Leicester: the last four of the C4YEAR At 06:09