A few days before the derby against Juvisy, Patrice Lair, the coach of Paris Saint-Germain gave us his impressions on this game and the stakes for PSG over the coming weeks. A month of March to come that the Parisian coach already considers decisive for the end of the season.

"A derby, a match like any other, that is to say as seriously as possible. We reacted well after the non-match of Montpellier. We got back on a good run with the league matches and the Cup matches. We scored, we did not take pawns so I hope it will be the same Saturday in Bondoufle.

Montpellier, an accident?
"I hope so, but I'm not surprised. I'm not surprised that at one point we have a little let go. There were some small stories at club level and after that it's true that even on the first leg we had a maximum of success. We could have lost points, make draws. We could have been beaten by Lyon, we did the opposite. No, at the capital point, I am even above what I had planned.

"It's important, there's an important match in the afternoon in Montpellier between Montpellier and Lyon. We, that can allow us to stay close to the elbow with Olympique Lyonnais if we make a good performance. It is interesting to see our reaction after the match in Montpellier to see where we are exactly and then the month of March arrives. "

"The month of March will be crucial at the European level, at the championship level, at the level of the Coupe de France too, a fortnight later, we will play again against Juvisy. And unlike some people at the club, I was not unhappy to play Juvisy in the quarter-finals because that will allow us to have good opposition before the Champions League and put us in a match where he goes have a little athletic fight too and prepare for Bayern Munich. "

A derby and two different models
Yes, it's true, we often make the difference between the professional world and the amateur world. I knew that too. It's still a good match in Paris, it's a derby. For us [it must] be above. It is budget level, now it must be proven at the field level. In the first leg, we won 3-0 in a good match. I hope that Saturday night we will do the same thing to continue to be in a successful series.

The merger of Juvisy with Paris FC, a good thing?
It's good. If it can give other means to Juvisy to progress and also to Paris FC to have a women's section, I think it's a good thing to have the best team possible. The more strong teams in this championship, the more interesting it will be, the more people will come to the stadium. You too at the media level, it will leave you high level matches. I think it's good and then it's a good team. Juvisy, there are a lot of international young and a little older too. Juvisy has always had a good team and has always proved in women's football.

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Juvisy, in search of confidence, managed to put in difficulty Montpellier and even to compete with Lyon. This is not necessarily the right time to play them?
"Yes, but it's also up to us to show our strength. I think that if we are able to beat this team twice in a fortnight, this is the best way to prepare for the Champions League, also to show our ambitions on the championship, the Coupe de France. We are engaged in all three competitions, we will try to show that we have progressed. We went far in the month of July, well then we start to look like something. But we will try to continue our climb gradually and not have a little quack as it may have been in Montpellier. It's about having a team that can challenge each game and prove that we can compete with the best European teams.

Formiga played their first match on Sunday against Tours. From the outside you get the impression that you are starting to prepare for the midfield transition between Amandine Henry and Formiga.
"You know, I am preparing a little bit for Amandine's departure, with a lot of regrets because she brings us a lot in the locker room as well as in the field. In addition, she speaks a lot to young people. Young people around, I think they are improving. Good another girl of experience around with Formi who is a very good player.

At 38, even on an easy match like last Sunday in Tours, she showed a lot of qualities in the slaughter, in the replacement, in the impact and in the finish also because she scored a superb goal of the foot left. No, it's really a plus and I think we were not wrong in bringing this player there. Our recruitment is smart enough. Natasa too, she had a small glitch physics after the game of Saint-Etienne, there it goes better. She is applying for the Saturday night game.

The contribution of Amandine Henry to PSG
"Amandine Henry, she would bring in every team in the world. I think today she is one of the best players. As well in its positioning, in its long game, in this power to break the lines. She is an exceptional player. Well it's a shame not to be able to keep it longer. It would only me, I will put a ticket and I will buy the contract. But hey, it's not me who holds the finances. I am going to regret it very much and quickly plan to recover it very quickly.

His return to Portland, you already have a date?
I am always optimistic. She will leave after our qualification, after Bayern. It is the same, must show that we are ambitious and it would be a pity she leave before. After that it's also stories between the two clubs, I do not want to get into it. After if Amandine is there, it's great, if it is not there, I will play other players. As this weekend, there are young players who have regained time and I try to interest everyone even if everyone is not titular.