Shortly after stepping into Barcelona as coach of PSG and after labeling himself as one of the standard-bearers of Barça’s style, Luis Enrique made sure that they did not come to speculate, but to win , even though they have one of his heart teams in front of them. And the script of the game, favored by the dismissal of Araujo, proved him right. The coach, who did not go according to plan in the first leg, showed his chest for the game without reducing Barça. And he said as soon as he sat down in the press room. “It is difficult to play against Barça from a sentimental level. I hope not to play against Barça many more times,” he said, evaluating his game and his players. On the bench he could not contain his joy and praised Xavi, ” which I hope to see for many years at Barça.”
“We know it’s a game with goals and we’re ready for all situations,” he said. They started losing before playing a quarter of an hour, played another and ended up with the score rolling. He commented that he saw “a great game from start to finish” and that PSG knew how to start “in a brilliant, fantastic way, controlling the game”, but Barça continued. “We didn’t deserve to lose a great game by Lamine Yamal,” but he praised his players’ ability to react. “The team has gained maturity, it is complete.”
Asked then if Araujo’s red card conditioned Barça and the match, Luis Enrique cleared the ball and excused himself saying “I haven’t seen the game but I don’t usually judge referees.” However, the former Barça player admitted that the relegation was “obviously an important factor but the result was fair.” However, the 2-3 at Parque de los Príncipes was not. “Losing seems unfair to me.”
Luis Enrique admitted that he would have liked to face Atlético “but we are happy to be in the semi-finals and we dedicate it to our fans, the three thousand who came.” He congratulated himself because this PSG “took a step forward, nobody gave us favorites and we are heading to the final.” They will play against Dortmund, where they have already met the Germans in the group stage, “in the group of death.” “It could be a crazy semi-final. “We know each other.” And he applauded Mbappé for his defensive and pressing work. He did not want to comment on his departure (“When he spoke, the others to us will speak”) but he said he was “an undisputed leader. We’d better if you did this job too
Source: La Verdad
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