Amazon Prime subscribers have lauded a ‘unbelievable’ interview with Paris Saint-Germain captain Marquinhos during his team’s Champions League match against Aston Villa. The conversation was done by reporter Alex Aljoe in two different languages, and it has garnered acclaim from fans.
PSG advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League on aggregate from their match against Villa, which they won 5-4 over the course of two legs. The Brazilian centre-back was speaking after the match.
They were defeated by Villa Park on Tuesday night by a score of 3-2, but their victory at Parc des Princes the previous week by a score of 3-1 was sufficient to ensure that they would advance.
As a result of the Gunners’ 3-0 lead from the first leg at the Emirates Stadium, Paris Saint-Germain will now face the team that emerges victorious from the quarterfinal match between Real Madrid and Arsenal.
The interview was conducted in Portuguese by Marquinhos, who was on media duty after the match. Aljoe posed her questions and he responded to them in both his native tongue and later in English. Marquinhos’s interview was conducted in Portuguese.
Fans were ecstatic at the opportunity to view it.
One user said the following on Twitter: “Very impressive language skills from Alex Aljoe in that interview with Marquinhos.”
Another person stated, “I am a huge supporter of interviewers who are fluent in multiple languages and who speak to players in their native language in order to give them the opportunity to freely express themselves.” Amazon is a huge step up.”
There was a third person who only commented, “Alex Aljoe is fantastic.”
A fourth individual chimed in, saying, “Alex Aljoe, unbelievable.” I am also of the opinion that the players are really astonished and delighted to communicate in their own tongue.
On the other hand, a fifth individual enquired, “How many languages does she understand and speak?” It is impossible to believe.”
In response to the question that was posed earlier, Aljoe, who once worked for Real Madrid TV, is able to speak Spanish and Portuguese with a high level of fluency. In addition, he is also exceptionally proficient in Italian and French.
The Premier League is another organisation that she works for, and she is a regular broadcaster on Sky Sports News.
Throughout the course of this season, Aljoe has conducted a number of interviews in both languages, one of which was with Luis Diaz of Liverpool following a Champions League match somewhere in October.
As a result of Aljoe translating her own questions from English to Spanish and vice versa for his responses, the video quickly gained widespread attention on both social media platforms.
Following that, she provided the following explanation to The Telegraph: “I was completely taken aback by it [the reaction] – I honestly had no idea how it would play out.”
“I wondered if there would be some individuals who would say, ‘Ugh, why can’t we just hear from a player who speaks English?'”
In all candour, I am at a loss to explain why this has not been done more frequently in the past.
“At the end of the day, you’re talking about football. Since the beginning, I have never been one to ask questions that are very lengthy. When I have a discussion, I always make an effort to make it sound as genuine as possible.
“My goal has always been to bring the viewer in as if they were there and give them that detail that you wouldn’t normally get.”
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