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While its qualification for the round of 16 of the Champions League is greatly threatened, PSG has a decisive match to play this Wednesday evening against Manchester City. Could a failure in C1 have an impact on the future of Luis Enrique? If the capital club ensures the opposite, the Spanish technician could still be threatened in the event of elimination.
« We won't change anything. Whether we go out or win, it's exactly the same thing. I said it, we have a lot of confidence in our coach. He does a very good job with Luis Campos. » In November on the airwaves of RMC, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi had been categorical about the future of Luis Enrique. While the Spanish technician would have extended his contract until June 2027, an extension whose formalization is still pending, the president of the PSG had assured that an early elimination in the Champions League would have no impact on the rest of his Parisian adventure.
-“The club repeats that it is part of a long-term project”
26th in the ranking, the PSG will not be eliminated in the event of a defeat this Wednesday against Manchester Citybut would still see their chances of finishing in the top 24 and reaching the round of 16 even slimmer. On the contrary, a victory against Citizens would put the Parisians back in the top 24 and allow them to have their destiny in their hands. Within the PSGwe continue to ensure that Luis Enrique will not be threatened, even if eliminated. “ Will Luis Enrique be in danger if eliminated? I don't think so. The club repeats that it is part of a long-term project and that this season is a 'transition' season. “, declared the journalist Arnaud Hermant in a question/answer session organized on the website The Team.
“We have seen the Qataris change their minds in the past”
However, it would not be the first time that a coach of the PSG is dismissed from his position shortly after extending his contract. This had been the case of Laurent Blanc in 2016, fired after an elimination in the Champions League against… Manchester City. « Afterwards we will still have to remain cautious because we have seen the Qataris change their minds in the past, as with Laurent Blanc in 2016 who extended his contract before being dismissed, notably due to the elimination against Manchester City in the quarter-final. of the Champions League », added Arnaud Hermant.
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