Gigio Donnarumma: 'I know how important this game is'
This Sunday, Paris Saint-Germain welcome Olympique de Marseille for the Ligue 1 matchday 32 clash! A chance for Gianluigi Donnarumma to speak to PSGTV about his first impressions.
Gigio, there are only 7 games left before the end of the 2021-2022 season, your first here in Paris. What are your thoughts on the club?
This is a really, really special club for me. I'm in a great club and I really have to do everything, for this shirt, for this club, because I've been here for almost a year, but it's like a second home for me and I feel really good here. I thank the club, I thank the fans who always support me and it's really special to be here.
It is also a very passionate club!
Yes, there is lots and lots of passion. But it's not negative pressure, it's something that drives us because we are all great players and we have a lot of experience and we certainly won't let it get to us. We won't let the pressure get to us, and as I said before, our supporters are really special and every game they help us and give us a lot of passion. We have to thank our fans for what they give us every game, they are really the 12th man on the pitch. We understand their frustration. But now it's up to us to get back on track and bring them back to share the fun with us, because it's really important for us to have them behind us. The energy they give us is incredible.
Talking of passion... This Sunday is the Classique at the Parc des Princes! We imagine that you're very excited ahead of this kind of encounter...
Yes, we are very excited. We want to do well and win in front of our people and our supporters. I know how important this match is for us, for our supporters, and I can tell you that the whole team will give everything to win this very important match. It will definitely be difficult, but we will give it our all, stay focused, with the sole desire to win. And I am sure that if we do that, we will perform well and get a great result.
How do you manage to stay calm in this type of game?
We all know it won't be easy at all, but that's my strength. I give the team peace of mind, they know they can count on me, just as I can count on them. And we work very well as a team. We are a great group, we all like each other and support each other, so there is no problem there. We are ready.