"Yes, for me, this game is the most important. It will be very difficult for us, especially because we have often difficulties to start well in the big points matches. We are not allowed to underestimate this first dispute. We have to be very concentrated.
We know well Tunisia. They have a roster of excellent quality, with very good individual players. And they play almost all in France. Tomorrow, in a Bercy who will sound strangely empty, no doubt there will be a lot of Tunisians who will encourage their squad. And after all, we know how they play: hyper-aggressive and at the limit of meanness."
Has Niko still in his mind the mean foul made against him by Issam Tej, during the Champions League game Montpellier Kiel, a foul who kept him away from the field more weeks? "No, this is forgotten. I feel only the desire to win. The referees are the ones who must do their job in order to have the match under control."