After the defeat suffered by the slightest difference against the Borussia Dortmund in Germany, for the meeting of Going of the semifinal of the Champions Leaguethe coach of Paris Saint-Germain, Luis Enrique, assured that they face with confidence the rematch that will be played in the Princes Park of the French capital and acknowledged in an ironic tone that the European power is guaranteed victory for a small detail: “We will win, “It’s the only thing I know how to say in French.”
The Catalan strategist’s statement came after a question that made him uncomfortable at the press conference prior to the international commitment. “That is a very Spanish question, very much your style. Let’s go to the negative: What could be the worst? Let’s not pass, right? Well, life goes on. The sun will come out, and when the sun comes out in Paris it is wonderful. We as athletes, and as in life, If we don’t go to the final we will applaud our rival, even if they don’t deserve it. We will congratulate them, we will wake up the next day screwed, but with pride. Thinking about getting up again to try again. Next year we will try to return to the final. “That is the goal,” he said.
The coach assured that he has prepared “to perfection“the duel against the Germans, because by not having a match in the Ligue 1 They have been able to dedicate all the minutes to it, and he pointed out that the mental state of the team is good. Furthermore, when they asked him why the supporters went to demand the classification at the door of the training center, the coach responded clearly: “On goes gagner” (we are going to win) he got in the mood: “It’s the only thing I know how to say in French. And I also believe it”.
True to his style, he did not give any clue about the formation he would present to his people, although He avoided the pressure of having to score two goals to overcome 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 pointed. And he added: “It will make the opponent 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 give up, as happened to us in Barcelona.”.
“Now there is one team eliminated, PSG, but depending on the result that may change. We are going to play the same way, but the opponent can adapt”he continued.
For its part, Luis Enrique tried to frame the game Kylian Mbappé in the general context of the team, but he acknowledged that he would like to ““That the best players, the more they participate in the game, the better”. Although he pointed out that if the Borussia Dortmund closes behind 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 clarified.
Finally, the coach also highlighted the importance that the fans of the club will have. Princes Park which he compared with the German one 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 concluded.
