Luis Enrique, head coach of first-place Paris Saint-Germain, held a press conference this Saturday ahead of their 2025-2026 Ligue 1 clash with sixth-place Lille at the Stade Pierre Mauroy tomorrow (kick-off at 8:45 p.m., CET). On the sidelines of this event, the Spaniard also spoke to PSG TV. He discussed Wednesday’s Champions League victory over Barcelona, the Titis, and tomorrow’s match.
Luis Enrique: “Proud of the mentality and how we overcame the challenges.”
As a coach, you’re probably enjoying this squad a lot?
Of course, after a Champions League victory away from home against one of the best teams in Europe, with all the challenges surrounding the match and the sense of difficulty, I think we’re proud. Not only me, the staff, and the club, but I think everyone, including the supporters, can be proud of the mentality and how we overcame the difficulties. It’s a habit, but it’s always difficult.
Luis Enrique: “I seem more stressed than him!”
A pleasure to integrate the youngsters?
This connection is real, we can feel it. For us, it’s nice to see this connection between the Titis and the first team. It’s real. It’s always surprising to see such young people. Quentin Ndjantou made his Champions League debut, and I seem more stressed than him! (smiles). He’s calm, he’s going to come back, he just wants to know what he has to do. It’s the mentality; it’s nice to see this spirit. Surprising too.
Luis Enrique: “Lille is one of the best teams in the League. »
Winning at Lille to move back to the top of Ligue 1?
It’s back to the league, it’s important. We have to be consistent. Playing away, as usual, will be difficult. Lille is one of the best teams in the league. They also played a day after us. It will be tough; we want to regain our energy and prepare for the match as best we can. We had a very good training session. Then it’s the winter break, many players will be on international duty. It’s difficult to be a professional player, but it’s very nice to be on international duty.
