PARIS, France – Marco Asensio dey return to Paris today, but no be to wear PSG jersey wey him don wear for one and a half year. Na to fight as rival for Aston Villa and make sure say e fit show him ex-coach, Luis Enrique, say him make mistake when e no dey use am for PSG.
For quarter-finals of the Champions League, Asensio wan use dis match take settle scores wey dey between am and Luis Enrique. Asensio choose PSG after him contract with Real Madrid finish, attracted by the club level and the city, but most importantly, the confidence wey Luis Enrique give am. ‘Lucho’ promise am say he go be important for the new project wey go start after Messi and Neymar comot.
However, for the first year, everything dey go fine, but this season, relationship between dem don’t cool off. Reports for France talk say dem get wahala for the dressing room, and as a result, Luis Enrique no dey use Asensio again, making am spend plenty matches for bench without any minute play. Dis sudden silence wey come from the coach dey choke Asensio, wey no understand why en no fit play after all di trust wey Enrique show am.
As a result, Asensio request to commot from PSG, and now he don score eight goals and provide one assist for just eleven games with Aston Villa. As he prepare for dis match, he dey eager to prove him worth again before fans and to show PSG say di coach fit wrong.
Meanwhile, for other side, Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martínez dey prepare to face PSG fans tonight. As di goalkeeper for Aston Villa, him don become ‘persona non grata’ for France after him controversial moments during di World Cup Final against France in 2022 when Argentina take crown. Dibu put on strong performance for di penalties, but him celebrations after di match don vex many fans for France.
Martínez come bring more heat when he declare, “Los franceses solo me insultarán a mí” when e hear say him go play for PSG ground again. He don’t come back with new trophies after he win di Yashin Trophy for best goalkeeper last year. For as him enter di city, the tension high as fans dey ready to show am dem no forget wetin happen during di World Cup.
Aston Villa neva first dey face PSG after di World Cup matter. Last season, dem play against Lille for di Conference League quarter-finals and Dibu receive plenty boos when e touch di ball. Teammate Lucas Digne recognize di pressure and say, “I understand di French side, but when you know him, he dey good guy.”
Di match be big clash as both coaches, Luis Enrique for PSG and Unai Emery for Aston Villa, dey determined to win. Di outcome fit determine whether Asensio go fit convince everybody say him make right choice leaving PSG or if Martínez fit gain some respect back from di French fans.
As lions wander on di pitch for Parc des Princes, di atmosphere dey charge for dis clash wey go determine whom go take step closer to di semi-finals of di Champions League.
