Tuchel: 'Rediscover the joy of playing'

On the eve of the Week 35 Ligue 1 cash against Nice at the Parc des Princes on Saturday, Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel spoke to the press at the traditional pre-match press conference:

SQUAD
"Thiago Silva, Thomas Meunier and Thilo Kehrer are missing and Kylian Mbappé is suspended. Layvin Kurzawa is a doubt - we will know more after today's training session. Same goes for Edinson Cavani, but I hope the rest of the squad will be avilable."

NICE
"We have recovered well in the last few days, because we played 10 minutes on Saturday and then another 90 on Tuesday away to Montpellier. The players are a bit tired. Today we are going to focus on rediscovering the joy of playing football and prepare for the match against Nice. We are expecting a difficult match against a team with a lot of character, with players such as Dante, and a lot of individual talent with Saint-Maximin and Atal. They play very fluid and attacking football. They play good football and it's a big challenge for us."

END OF SEASON
"We have had a lot injured players, Kylian is suspended, and we're waiting to see about Neymar... we are missing a number of big players. We are already champions, we have worked very hard and done very well to win the league this season. We have overcome a lot of obstacles and there are different obstacles today. After losing the final and with the injuries, there is a ack of competition within the squad. But the players are just humans, we are not in top form and concentration is not the same because we are already champions. Our aim is that everyone shows the right mentality, and that's normal when you play for Paris Saint-Germain."

THE SUPPORTERS
"There was a reaction after we lost to Manchester United. I don't know if that helped us. But we knew they could be unhappy. We were leading 2-0 in the final and we lost it... it was our fault and we have to accept the reaction from the fans."