Paris St Germain's 2-1 Champions League
win at Valencia on Tuesday is proof that
the big-spending Ligue 1 club have
become a force in Europe but they should
not get carried away, according to director
of football Leonardo.
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PSG produced an efficient performance full of
attacking verve in the last-16 first leg at the Mestalla
but the gloss was taken off the victory in the final
minutes when they conceded a goal and had Zlatan
Ibrahimovic sent off.
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Even without the talismanic Sweden striker for the
second leg in Paris on March 6 the Qatar-backed
French side will be firm favourites to progress to the
last eight for the first time since they lost to AC Milan
in the semifinals in 1994-95.
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"I think that we sent a strong message," Leonardo
said.
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"We should not forget where we have come from,
where we were a year-and-a-half ago," added the
Brazilian, who played 71 games for Valencia between
1991 and 1993, scoring six goals.
It is not yet over o, PSG should not even try to relax at all. The game is still open to the final whistle