Paris Saint-Germain boss Laurent Blanc, has said he will not indulge Jose Mourinho with his mind games, after the Ligue 1 side were drawn against Chelsea in the Champions League last 16.
The games will be a repeat of last season, when Chelsea needed a 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge, to reverse a 3-1 loss in Paris and progress into the semi-finals.
“Did Mourinho win the psychological battle? If he wins a point, it is because he’s playing a game. I have no game to play mind games with Jose,” the Frenchman told reporters.
“We know him. We know him very well. [The media] like that, you like his quotes. That’s it. He’s very strong in this aspect but not only that.
“He had done the math as we did, I’m sure, and he knew the teams he could meet. He knows PSG was one of them and he thought: ‘I will come with my little quote.'”
“At the end of both games, we will be able to know if it was a good or a bad draw. The sure thing is that they are a great team, that’s for sure. We know them well.
“We still have memories of last year. We remember that game. I think they are stronger this year. It’s going to be very interesting. We have to get ready. We still have time to prepare.”
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