Villas-Boas: PSG are good, but we are better!
Tottenham's head coach believes his side have what it takes to beat French giants, PSG.
Villas-Boas has confirmed that his side are not worried about there match-up against French side, PSG. The Portuguese boss has claimed that the draw has been kinder to him then he would expect, and has played down Bielsa's achievements during his time at the oil-rich side.
Speaking exclusively to
The Sun, Villas-Boas stated:
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We're not worried. They are good - but we are better. Anyone can dominate a poor league when you have large amounts of money invested. At Spurs, we like to spend within our means - we keep a steady wage budget and we spend only what we can afford."
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As a team, we are playing well and we believe that we can go far in this competition. Every game now [in terms of objectives] is a bonus. We've reached our goal of getting to the quarter finals, but we want to go further."
When asked about who he believes will win the Champions League, Villas-Boas confirmed that he doesn't believe that this year it will be a Spanish side. You would have to look back four years ago to see a side from outside of Spain secure the Champions League - with Bayern Munich winning the title in 2013. Barcelona are current holders of the trophy have been for the past two years running, having won it in 2016 and 2015, while Real Madrid won it in 2014.
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This year I don't believe that the winner will be from Spain. There is only one Spanish team left [Barcelona], and there are two from Germany. France have one, while we [England] have four. I firmly believe that come the end of the season, the Champions League will be here in England."
Marcelo Bielsa will certainly have something to say. The Argentinian boss took charge of PSG on Christmas day in 2015, and has already secured the Ligue 1 title and Trophée des Champions for the French outfit during his time at the club and will no doubt hope to add the Champions League to the clubs trophy cabinet.
There is no doubt that he has got his side playing well - Bony, who was purchased from Swansea in 2014 for £17m and Rondón, who joined the French side at the beginning of the season have formed a terrifying partnership, scoring a combined 42 goals in 55 games - 18 goals in 22 appearances for Bony, while Rondón has bagged 24 goals in 33 games.
Villas-Boas has seen his side lose just twice in all competitions this season, one of which was a 2-1 loss to the hands of former friend, José Mourinho in the Capital One Cup Final.