Paris Saint-Germain won 2-4 face au FC Espaly (FC Espaly/PSG video summary) this Wednesday at the Stade Marcel Michelin as part of the round of 16 of the Coupe de France 2024-2025. After this match, Parisian coach Luis Enrique (54 years old) spoke on the microphone of beIN SPORTS. The Spaniard had some good points for the opponent, without forgetting to regret the state of the pitch.
Luis Enrique “It’s a rugby field, although I’m not looking for excuses. “
Did the opposing coach achieve exceptional things this evening?
Yes, first of all I would like to congratulate Lionel, the coach, and this club. It was very difficult. We had a lot of trouble qualifying, they put us in danger, they scored 2 goals, it was a tricky match.
How to explain your difficulties?
To explain it, there are things, including the terrain. It’s a rugby field, although I’m not looking for excuses. My players had a very good attitude, the Espaly players were excellent and it was difficult to find the right combination.
Luis Enrique “they were really everywhere to close the spaces. »
They defended very well, they were well organized, they were really everywhere to close the spaces. But if we look in depth at this match, how many Ligue 1 teams were eliminated this week?
There were changes in the 45th minute, Safonov warming up for the penalty shootout, is that a mark of respect for the opponent?
No, that’s not it. You have to prepare. I don’t know if there would have been a change, we trust our goalkeepers. But we were preparing for the penalty shootout.
