Raul Gonzalez: 'It's awesome!'
After Paris Saint-Germain Handball beat Kiel to qualify for the EHF Champions League Final4 for the fifth time in club history, Raul Gonzalez, Elohim Prandi and Dylan Nahi gave us their thoughts on the rousing victory.
RAUL GONZALEZ (COACH - PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN HANDBALL):
"Against the reigning European Champions, it's always very tough. Kiel have very good players and tonight they gave the fans a wonderful match to watch. There was a lot of pressure on our shoulders tonight. But we managed to qualify for this Final4. It's awesome! We are very happy to be among the top four teams in Europe. We prepared our team with all this in mind: winning the French Cup, qualifying for the Final4... It's a huge satisfaction to see all our work paying off."
ELOHIM PRANDI (LEFT-BACK - PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN HANDBALL):
"From start to finish it was a BATTLE! The whole team believed in our chances right to the end. No-one gave an inch. And it was even better because our fans were there; even though there were only 800 of them, it was incredible. Tonight, we can also say that victory played out psychologically; we showed a great state of mind. Tonight, I put my heart, my guts, everything I had into it. My victory is all this joy after the game."
DYLAN NAHI (LEFT-WINGER - PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN HANDBALL):
"We knew it was going to be a very very big fight and we wanted to win it. I am very proud of what we accomplished today. We were a real team from start to finish, all pulling together. It was a really big performance by the team both defensively and offensively. Now the hardest part begins, but we have to savour these moments. This weekend, we have to go and win in Aix. "