Paris Saint-Germain defender David Luiz targeting extended Champions League run

Defender David Luiz is confident that Paris Saint-Germain can progress deep into the Champions League. The Ligue 1 holders secured their place in the knock-out stages with Wednesday’s 1-0 win over APOEL Nicosia and the Brazil international is pleased to have cleared the first hurdle on the road towards next June’s final in Berlin’s Olympiastadion. […]
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2014-11-08 01:25:00

Defender David Luiz is confident that Paris Saint-Germain can progress deep into the Champions League.

The Ligue 1 holders secured their place in the knock-out stages with Wednesday’s 1-0 win over APOEL Nicosia and the Brazil international is pleased to have cleared the first hurdle on the road towards next June"s final in Berlin’s Olympiastadion.

"We want to go further than before," he told UEFA.com. "We have a great team and a good [Head] Coach [Laurent Blanc], and you need to have ambition when you play for a big club. We"ll take the competition step by step and game by game."

Whilst speaking after PSG’s victory against APOEL, Luiz also singled out goalscorer Edinson Cavani for praise.

I"m happy to be able play with Edinson because he"s a great player, and I"m happy for him as well because he scored the goal."