Sergio Ramos on PSG clash and facing Di Maria

Sergio Ramos on PSG clash and facing Di Maria

Sergio Ramos analizó el PSG - Real Madrid en rueda de prensa
Sergio Ramos analizó el PSG - Real Madrid en rueda de prensa | EFE

The Madrid captain spoke to the press on Monday

Real face PSG in the Champions League on Tuesday

Sergio Ramos says Real Madrid won't gift Paris Saint-Germain with all their eggs now in the European basket. 

Madrid are out of the Copa del Rey and 14 points behind Barcelona with 11 games to play in La Liga, so are focusing all their energy on Champions League success. 

They play Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday in France with a 3-1 lead from the first leg at the Santiago Bernabu. 

"It could be [considered a final], when there are two teams at such a good level... and lovers of the game will look at it like one," Ramos said of the game.

"There's no room for error for us. It's almost a final and one mistake can see you knocked out. They will also look at it like that.

"Our season is focused on the Champions League and the margin for error is so small that we're not going to gift anything to anyone. After that, anything can happen, but there won't be a lack of attitude or intensity." 

Di marIa For Neymar

With Neymar injured, PSG will replace the Brazil international with former Madrid player Angel Di Maria. 

"He's a different player, Neymar," Ramos added. "There are very few like him on the world stage. Whoever he has played for has benefited. We've played against him for Barca and know him, but Di Maria is a great player and he can replace him.

"I think Di Maria is a player who defends better, works hard too and gets forward. We've got to look at their strengths and I think we've a squad good enough to match them."

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