In pain, PSG qualified for the round of 16 of the Champions League. Trailing, he escaped thanks to a good second half and the naive expulsion of a Monegasque. But until the end, Paris trembled. Going through all the emotions, Luis Enrique was at a press conference after the meeting. He used irony to spare his players.
In content, are you disappointed with your team?
LUIS HENRY. We are not used to coming up against a team that plays like us. We usually have more precision. The second half, we changed. We started it off in the best possible way. We deserved this qualification but it was difficult. It was a trap match because of the first leg result. When we lose precision, we lose our level. We have to be happy with what we did in overcoming the difficulty of the first half.
Is it an evening without or does the match show that there are deficiencies?
If there’s a team in the competition that had the worst group, it’s us. If there’s a team ready for what’s next, it’s us. We are ready for these matches. Of course we want to improve but there is an opponent. Next, it will be easier against Barcelona or Chelsea (ironic).
“The storyline is fantastic”
Why did you tremble until the last free kick?
Football is impossible to guess. We play with numerical superiority but on the last free kick, there is no longer any numerical superiority. Their goalkeeper can also go up on this kind of occasion.
Did the expulsion favor qualification?
I never talk about referees. The storyline is fantastic. The best in the world. We have the chance to play in front of these incredible fans.
Do you prefer Chelsea or Barcelona?
(Mischievous) It’s very easy: I want Chelsea or Barcelona. And I want to play the first match at home!
Are you still paying for the lack of preparation today?
Do the same thing. We are ready to face any team in any competition. There are three months of competition left and we want to win every competition we play. This is a very difficult goal.