This Wednesday, Paris Saint-Germain made its entry into the Champions League by facing Girona FC (PSG/Girona video summary). On the sidelines of the meeting, Luis Enrique, coach of the capital club, returned to the microphone of PSG TVon his team’s performance.
Enrique: “We have had an exceptional start to the season”
“We suffered a lot, it was difficult for us. They are a team that knows how to play very well, that does not lose the ball. I think the first half of the match was more favourable to us and we had clear chances to score.
It’s a shame we couldn’t score a goal because I think the end of the game would have been a bit calmer. We’ve had an exceptional start to the season, with five wins in five games, and now we’re going to prepare for the two league games before the next Champions League game. I think the team is continuing to grow.”
Enrique «It’s also rewarding to win in this way.”
“Today we showed that we are a team of warriors, just like our fans who fight. They sing until the last minute, we fight until the last minute. And it’s also gratifying to win in this way.”
A difficult and unconvincing first match for PSG, who won at the end of a match that they did not really know how to master and control. Even if the Spanish players of Girona did not create danger, the capital club did not know how to give rhythm to this match.
The first half was the worst of this start of the season and the second, despite the chances created, we could only see the terrible lack of realism. Obviously, the three points count more than anything this Wednesday. But we must take into account PSG’s next opponents and note that with such a level of play, it will be difficult to win.
However, this Parisian team was clearly not having a good day and what it showed in its other matches remains reassuring. We can only wait impatiently for the other big tests in order to discover a little more of the reserves of PSG version Enrique.
