Luis Enrique, coach of Paris Saint-Germain, held a press conference this Tuesday ahead of facing Liverpool at the Parc des Princes tomorrow (kick-off at 9pm, CET) in the first leg of the quarter-finals (second leg on April 14) of the 2025-2026 Champions League. On the sidelines of this event, the Spaniard also spoke to PSG TV.
Luis Enrique: “We’re approaching the Champions League qualifiers with more confidence.”
Does the victory against Toulouse put you in the best possible position?
Of course, we talked about that on Thursday, about the importance of the match against Toulouse. And we saw the Lille/Lens derby; after doing the job, we’re in a better position. We’re approaching the Champions League qualifiers with more confidence.
Luis Enrique: “We’re not going to make the mistake of thinking we’re the favorites.”
What’s the team’s mindset?
The same as usual. It’s not difficult to show our desire to play, to enjoy playing, to be at the Parc des Princes. We want to enjoy ourselves, as always. We’re not planning anything different. Everyone knows what PSG is all about, that’s the most important thing. Our fans know we’ll play at 100%. We’ll see what the result is. Last year in the first leg against Liverpool, we put in one of our best performances, but we lost. Then, we qualified in the second leg.
The Champions League is special, should we be wary of the favorite statistic?
Last year, the favorite was Liverpool and we qualified. If you think about a favorite in this competition, you’ll miss the mark. We have to focus on what we can control. We’re going to try to control the game against a very high-level team. We’re not going to make the mistake of thinking we’re the favorites.
