The PSG head coach, Luis Enrique, has described the defeat as “unjust” and characterized the match as “a terrible day,” reaffirming a “remarkable streak” that leaves his team with only four points.
In the fourth match of the Champions League group stage against Atlético Madrid, Luis Enrique asserted that his side was “infinitely superior” to their opponents, attributing the loss to sheer bad luck.
“I have no words. I believe that in the three matches we’ve played at our stadium (Girona, PSV Eindhoven, and Atlético Madrid), we have been infinitely superior to our rivals and have simply not been lucky,” the coach told Canal Plus.
“I’ve been in football for 30 years, and I can’t explain this. It’s bad luck. We’ve been infinitely superior to our opponents,” said the Spanish coach, who refrained from commenting on whether the team lacks a central striker. Luis Enrique emphasized that they will not give up: “As long as we have matches ahead, we will fight.”
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Luis Enrique Can’t Believe How PSG Lost
During the press conference, the Spanish manager acknowledged that there is “no doubt” about the risk of PSG being eliminated from the competition given the negative momentum the team is experiencing in Europe. “If this is the trend… From the beginning, this competition has started off wrong, with an unusual draw for a team in pot one, and our arguments haven’t been enough. We should have easily won all three home games, but we drew one, lost another, and won one thanks to a mistake from their goalkeeper in the last minute,” he stated.
“With this trend, I cannot guarantee that we will qualify,” insisted the Asturian coach, who promised to fight until the end and “approach the four remaining matches as if they were four finals.”
“If we do not qualify, the necessary measures will be taken. I am not in football out of fear; I always move forward until the last minute,” asserted Luis Enrique, who defended his players’ performances and took responsibility for the results. “The responsibility for creating 50 chances in three matches lies with the team, and the responsibility of the team lies with the coach. If results are not achieved, the responsibility is mine. It’s hard to explain this streak,” he reiterated.
Luis Enrique considered Correa’s last-minute goal as “a joke” and expressed that today was “a terrible day,” but he committed to starting work from Thursday to change the team’s fortunes. The coach believed that bringing in a striker to address the lack of scoring efficiency is not the solution, stating that “there is none available in the market.” “I stay true to my ideas; the day I fail, it will be with them, as they’ve brought me here, and I will continue to implement them. I have no doubt that this is the right path. This streak is unbelievable, remarkable. But football does not reward chances; it rewards goals. We need to improve, and I am the first one who must,” he commented.
