The reaction of Patrice Lair, the coach of Paris Saint-Germain after qualifying his team on the lawn of Juvisy in the quarter-finals of the Coupe de France.

"We had been working [shots] yesterday and even there were girls who missed yesterday who shot tonight because there is a difference between training and competition. I was happy to see some succeed because they were calm and full of control. Afterwards, it was important, because we knew that this match was going to be complicated. Beating Juvisy three times is good because it's still a very good team. "

A half face Saint-Étienne, does that mean avoiding OL before the final?
"Of course, but good [Saint-Etienne], it's a good team that has qualities. We may have beaten them pretty well in the league but it's still a match that will not be easy. Saint-Étienne is a Cup team and I think that Hervé Didier will prepare his business. To us to be present and especially to have recovered a little freshness compared to the players even if there is an important match in Marseille [which] looms in the league and the Champions League naturally where he will have to be very strong.

The Coupe de France, a priority goal for PSG?
"Today, the Coupe de France is certainly the easiest trophy to win. The championship ... I hope we will get our points, will go to the Parc OL, it will be a great match and the Champions League, it is promised to Lyon. I do not see who can ... We, we can perhaps find Lyon, on the final of the Coupe de France, it would be nice to find Lyon in the Champions League but must first pass Munich. And there's good with the departure of Amandine, the wound of Marie [Katoto] ... I will recover Vero Boquete next week.

It is a season that is not easy, full of twists but the girls are mentally strong because we are still in the circuit anyway. We are still racing in the Coupe de France, in the league, in the Champions League. And it's good to be still in mid-March still in these competitions. Good now, we play them thoroughly, and victories like tonight are strong at the level of state of mind, at the level of solidarity. It is important. "

On the return of Amandine Henry to Portland
"Yes, because I wanted to keep it but hey they were in their right to recover it. The coach wanted him to do a second preparation. I do not think it's very well played on his part. I think he should have surfed a bit on the Champions League matches so that he was in full swing on his championship but hey it was their right. But good Amandine, she will be there in the month of October, I have no illusions about it.

I do not think it has lit up our globe a bit, where you had to target some players to pass a course. Today Amandine, as well in the state of mind, in the atmosphere, in the field, she proved us many things. With the players, it went really well, we look forward to his return and I hope our recruitment will look a bit like what we did with Amandine Henry. "

You never watch shots on goal?
I never look. I won two Coupe de France like that with Montpellier. Once I looked, we were eliminated. No, it's good, I'm happy because the state of mind has been great, the girls have been heroic since the beginning of the season, they take up all the challenges and sometimes it's just but there's only the qualification that is important in the Cup.

International players tired after their selection return?
There was fatigue, it lacked acceleration, it was missing some things. Irene Paredes finished completely clean, Grace [Geyoro], it was hard too. Even those who were in B, in less than 19 [years] are tired, Vero got hurt with the selection. Already with Marie's wound, and the absence of Amandine it was still girls less. On the field, there's Kate [Kiedrzynek] who is injured [...] even if Loes was very good. We manage to plug it must continue.

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