‘PSG will be out for revenge’, says Mauro Icardi ahead of Lille clash
Paris Saint-Germain striker Mauro Icardi has said his side are looking for revenge when they face Ligue 1 defending champions Lille in the Trophee des Champions.
, the winner of the last French Cup, will face Ligue 1 champions
Lillein Sunday’s Trophee des Champions clash.
After an uneven start to their season that saw PSG sack manager
Thomas Tuchel
and replace him with ex-Tottenham boss
Mauricio Pochettino
, but the Argentinean could not land the league title and they finished as runners-up to Lille.
However,
Mauro Icardi
believes PSG will turn things around in Pochettino’s first full season at the helm, and they will have a strong start against Lille.
"We will be out for revenge," Icardi said to the club's media on Thursday.
"If we start the season by winning a title, we can start the league the following week in the best possible way."
"It's true that we didn't have a good start to the league last year, with the Champions League final, the early return to the competition and the lack of preparation. It was a bit difficult. We lost points from the start and we paid the price afterwards."
The 28-year-old has won Trophee des Champions against
Marseillein January having scored the opening goal of the game.
"It's true that it's a good memory,"
Icardi added.
"I scored a goal and I was voted best player of the match. But the most important thing is that we won the title.
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