Digne backs ‘MSN’ to outgun PSG once more

BARCELONA: Lucas Digne says Barcelona’s deadly strike force will again carry them past Paris St Germain when the teams meet at the Parc des Princes in the Champions League last 16 today.

At just 23, leftback Digne has already experienced the demands at the top level with PSG in his homeland and AS Roma in Italy but nothing comes close to the demands he faces day-to-day since joining Barcelona in July.

“When you are a competitor, you always want to win. This locker room was born for that, this club is made for that,” said Digne.

“Every year you have to win trophies and that’s how it is. That’s what we are playing for.

“All players dream of winning trophies, it is that adrenaline that we seek.”

Digne already has the Spanish Super Cup from this season to add to the eight trophies he won in just two years at PSG.

However, much bigger challenges and prizes await with Barca in search of a second treble in three years.

Luis Enrique’s men travel to the French capital for the first leg of their Champions League last 16 clash just one point off the top of La Liga and already having booked their place in the final of the King’s Cup.

Digne was on the losing side when Barca propelled themselves towards a fifth European Cup by sweeping aside PSG 5-1 on aggregate at the quarter-final stage two years ago.

Luis Suarez and Neymar combined for the goals in that tie but Lionel Messi remains the senior partner in Barca’s frightening “MSN” front three.

“Leo is magic. He is the best player in the world,” added Digne.

“When you have the best forwards in the world, it can always make a difference.

“The goal of football is to score goals, so if you have the best attack, for sure it helps.”

Despite an outlay totalling hundreds of millions of euros, PSG are yet to break the glass ceiling of the last eight in the Champions League since owners Qatar Sports Investments took control of the club six years ago. — AFP