Paris Saint-Germain won 2-3 against Lyon (video highlights Lyon/PSG) on Sunday at Groupama Stadium on Matchday 23 of Ligue 1 2024-2025. After the match, Paris coach Luis Enrique spoke to DAZN. The Spaniard highlighted his team’s fine response to the difficulties they faced, particularly the aggressiveness of their opponents. However, he would have liked to have seen the match managed better.
Luis Enrique “We’re ready to play any game against any team.”
Was it difficult for you at the end of the match?
Yes, with a quality team like Lyon, they had nothing left to lose. They all attacked and we showed that we’re there for them in those situations. We’re ready to play any game against any team. We’ve got the right mentality.
Are you feeling strong tonight?
Yes, very strong. It’s never easy to play here. The pitch wasn’t perfect, and that was a problem for both teams. We tried to play, and so did Lyon, but that’s all right. I think we’re in a very good phase.
Luis Enrique “they want to get us out of the game, we have to be clever.”
Did you like your team’s personality?
Today, we had to play with something different from normal soccer. There was a lot going on around the match, so it was a real test. At half-time, we talked about it, okay, they want to get us out of the game, you have to be intelligent and think with your head and your heart and playing in this kind of environment is always difficult for a team and for the players. We managed to do it in a very good way.
Did you calm down Hakimi, by the way?
I speak Moroccan too.
Luis Enrique “With that two-goal lead, we should have controlled it a lot more.”
Did your team manage to manage their emotions at the end of the match?
The thing is, when you’re two goals up away from home, you have to calm the game down. We have formulas and all the time they want to go forward and run, but if you go forward and you don’t score you can take a goal. There are things we can improve on. With that two-goal lead, we should have controlled things a lot more and played with our heads and not just our hearts.
We’re looking forward to the match with Liverpool.
I’m looking forward to it too. I’m feeling very confident and we’re going to make the most of this kind of match. We’re ready for it.
