Article by Aurelian Botezatu – published on Thursday, October 2, 2025, 08:22 / Updated Thursday, October 2, 2025 08:24
PSG's coach Luis Enrique spoke at the end of the match with FC Barcelona, won 2-1.
PSG has awarded the victory on “Montjuic” in the 90th minute! Goncalo Ramos's goal decided a match in which Barcelona was superior in the first part, and the champion of Europe, after the break.
Coach Luis Einrique was delighted by the Parisian victory against his former team, but at the press conference he adopted a diplomatic tone and concluded that the two bands are the main favorites to win the Champions League this season.
Luis Enrique: “We were superior to us only until Ferran Torres's goal”
“The Catalans are among the suitors to win the Champions League. Play fantastic, at a very high level, and this is just the beginning. There are few teams with such a clear identity. Barça and we are suitable for the title. But the eliminatory phases will reveal how each team is doing,” concluded Enrique.
The Spanish technician believes that Barcelona was only better until Ferran Torres's goal, 1-0 (min. 19): “They were superior until they scored the goal. Then we recovered. The second half was ours”.
Then he detailed: “It was difficult at first. They have many quality players. The first 20 minutes were complicated, I made mistakes. I was superior in the second half. I deserved. I am happy because the problems do not matter. It is an important victory. Play against Barcelona is always difficult”.
Luis Enrique: “A very important victory for morality”
Luis Enrique believes that the victory in Barcelona will be “very important for the morale of my players, for our confidence. We have struggled a lot in the last campaign. I don't know if we enter the top 8. It depends on the program.
It's difficult. We can win everything or lose everything, because all the teams are high. If you look at the program, it's very difficult. So I'm not interested. The most important things at present are this mentality and this DNA ”.
Vitinha is, next to Pedri, the best midfielder in the world. It was hard for us to stop Pedri. It's great to play against these players ”
Luis Enrique, PSG coach
