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VALENCIA, FEBRUARY 11, 2013 SOURCE: AFPTV
- various of PSG training, including shots of striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic
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Football: No 'favourite' for Valencia clash - Ancelotti
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VALENCIA, Spain, ...
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VALENCIA, FEBRUARY 11, 2013 SOURCE: AFPTV
- various of PSG training, including shots of striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic
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Football: No 'favourite' for Valencia clash - Ancelotti
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VALENCIA, Spain, Feb 11, 2013 (AFP) - Paris Saint-Germain coach Carlo Ancelotti on Monday played down claims from Valencia boss Ernesto Valverde that the Ligue 1 leaders were the favourites for Tuesday's last 16 Champions League tie in Spain.
"I don't think there will be a favourite," said the Italian, who has won the Champions League four times, twice as a player and twice as a coach all with AC Milan.
"It will be a very open match. Valencia are a very well organised team with very good players (and both) teams are going through a good patch."
Tuesday's fixture will mark the first competitive meeting between the two sides and represent PSG's return to the competition's knockout stage after an 18-year hiatus.
"The Champions League, they are special matches for everyone, especially when they are knockout fixtures," said Ancelotti.
"There is a lot of pressure but the team must show character and personality to play a match like this.
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