
When confronted with the prematch warnings dished out by Barcelona’s players, Paris Saint-Germain’s triumphant midfielder Vitinha insisted that he and his teammates “don’t give a f---” about that.
In the buildup to Wednesday’s marquee Champions League first-round clash in Catalonia, Barça midfielder Pedri had stoked the fires of a bubbling rivalry with the claim: “PSG is one of the best teams in the world, and we are the best. Or so I think.”