PSG coach, Luis Enrique, assured that they face the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals with confidence against him Borussia Dortmund and acknowledged in an ironic tone that “we will win” It’s the only thing he knows how to say in French.
The coach assured that he has prepared “to perfection” for this Tuesday’s duel, because by not having a league match they have been able to dedicate all the minutes to it, and pointed out that the mental state of the squad is good.
When they asked him why he told the fans who come to cheer him at the door of the training center: “on va gagner” (we are going to win) was humorous: “It’s the only thing I know how to say in French. And I believe it.”
And he showed his bad temper when they asked him about the possibility of losing: “There are those who always focus on the negative. If we lose we will applaud our rival, we will get up screwed, but we will get up to continue working.”
True to form, he did not give any clues about tactics, although he avoided the pressure of having to score two goals to win the tie.
“The objective is not to win by two goals, it is to win. If we think that we have to score two goals, it will seem very far away. You have to score one and then the tie will be even,” he noted.
That, he added, “will make the rival react and, as has already been seen, in football you can score two goals in three minutes or they can score one against you and you don’t have to collapse, as happened to us in Barcelona.”
“Now there is a team eliminated, PSG, but depending on the result that may change. We are going to play in the same way, but the opponent can adapt,” he said.}
PSG and Luis Enrique trust Mbappé to reach the Champions League final
Luis Enrique tried to frame Kylian Mbappé’s game in the general context of the team, but acknowledged that he would like “the best players, “The more they participate in the game, the better.”
Although he pointed out that if Dortmund closes back he will not ask him to go down to the center of the field, because a footballer like him “has to play in the critical zone.”
“The objective is to come out playing from behind to put the forwards in the best conditions. But the forwards also have to participate in the collective game,” he said.
The coach also highlighted the importance that the Parc des Princes fans will have, which he compared to the German fans from the first leg.
“His role is going to be vital, as it has been all season. We have the full guarantee that the fans will be there for us, as they have been all year, especially when we need them most. The atmosphere in Dortmund was nice, I hope it will be here too,” he said.
