Present at a press conference this Monday on the eve of the 3rd day of the Champions League against PSV Eindhoven, Luis Enrique knows that this match promises to be decisive for the rest of the competition. He also reacted to Strasbourg coach Liam Rosenior‘s comments that Paris is “one of the best continental teams currently”.
Less than 48 hours after the success against Strasbourg (4-2) on the 8th day of Ligue 1, Luis Enrique has lost none of his optimism on the eve of an already crucial meeting in the Champions League. Before challenging PSV Eindhoven (Tuesday at 9 p.m.) with the aim of continuing to collect points in this group stage, the Spanish manager of PSG explained, at a press conference, that he was satisfied with his players this weekend. And he hopes this convincing outing will be repeated against the Dutch club.
“A pleasure to see that our adversaries say that about us”
Indeed, after the success at the Parc des Princes on Saturday evening, Strasbourg coach Liam Rosenior himself praised the performance of the reigning French champions, with very complimentary words. “We played against one of the best teams in Europe, they cause problems for everyone,” he said after the match.
This Monday, Luis Enrique was questioned by journalists on how he received his flattering remarks. “It’s a pleasure to know that our opponents say that about us, it’s a pleasure to receive this praise. Our ambition is to fight for all the trophies but we have to think about the difficulty of this competition that is the League champions, the biggest European competition, and seek to progress (…) Tomorrow we play at home and we want to obtain a positive result against a very high level opponent who dominates his championship with incredible numbers ( 9 matches, 9 wins, 29 goals scored, six conceded). This is going to be a very difficult match, perhaps a bit similar to that of Strasbourg They are playing far from their goal. They scored two goals in C1 after pressing. high. They play very well with the wingers. They know how to defend very well.
Currently 19th in the 2024-2025 Champions League standings with three points (1-0 success against Girona and 2-0 defeat against Arsenal), the Parisians need to resume their march forward, especially in view of two next clashes of another caliber against Atlético de Madrid (November 6 at home) and Bayern Munich (November 26 away).
