Diogo Jota admits he has yet to find his best form this season after struggling with injuries Liverpool will host Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League last 16 tie on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
The Portuguese has started this season as a regular in attack under Arne Aslot and has scored eight goals, but has started just 16 of his 27 appearances in all competitions and has missed 15 through injury since returning from a two-month lay-off in December, scoring four goals.
“It’s been a difficult season for me personally, I’ve had a few minor injuries throughout the season,” Jota said.
“Obviously the last few months have been the most important. We have to make decisions. I don’t feel like I’m in the best shape at the moment, หากคุณสนใจเล่นพนันออนไลน์ที่ดีที่สุด สามารถสมัครสมาชิก UFABET ได้ที่นี่ พร้อมรับโปรโมชั่นพิเศษสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ but of course playing will help me reach my goal.”
“I always try my best no matter what happens. You never know how long it will take. This is football. I don’t play alone.”
“This is not an individual sport, so there are a lot of things you can’t control. But the one thing you can control is to give your all, and that’s what I always do on the field.”
“I don’t know when was the last time I was in the best shape. Of course, sometimes you can have a bad game.”
“Sometimes you can have good games too when you play well for a certain number of games. I think as long as you are still useful to the team, that’s the most important thing.”
“Sometimes it’s not just about the stats, but also how you can coordinate with your teammates and how you can help the team on defense and how you can help the team win.”
“That’s what I try to do every time I go on the pitch. As a striker, I want to be involved in scoring goals and creating chances. Every game is a new opportunity to do that.”
Darwin Nunez started the win over Southampton last weekend, scoring the equaliser and winning a penalty, so it remains uncertain who will start against PSG and the crucial Carabao Cup final against Newcastle.
“It’s a big week, it’s a big week, we knew that before. The Southampton game is a big game because it’s the only game we have to play this month in the Premier League, so we did our job there.”
“And now there are two games this week in two different competitions. I think they are two important games, but one of them has a trophy at stake.”
“It’s been four years (since I scored?) Wow, I think stats are part of the game nowadays as well, but stats don’t tell everything.”
“Of course I want to score, but it’s not a factor that will affect my game against PSG. If I don’t score and we go through, I don’t mind. Let’s extend it a few more days!”
“So we have to take it one game at a time. PSG will be a big game and we want to qualify. This weekend we want to win the trophy, but we have to take it one game at a time.”