Enrique: Facing Manchester City will be exceptional

Paris Saint -Germain coach Luis Enrique spoke about Manchester City's confrontation tomorrow, Wednesday, in the seventh round of the Champions League, stressing that the match will be exceptional for many reasons.

Enrique said at the press conference held today in Paris: "Certainly it will be an exceptional confrontation, as it is an opportunity to meet my friend and former teammate Pep Guardiola, and we share the same philosophy of play that depends on acquisition, pressure and scoring goals, whenever the ball is in your possession, the greater your chances. To win.

Enrique added: "Despite the great similarity in the style, there are simple differences between us according to the available players, we know that the match will be difficult, especially with the ability of City to make tactical surprises under Guardiola, the two teams are currently going through a difficult stage, but the team most focused and disciplined is what will achieve Winning.

With regard to Guardiola's influence, Enrique pointed out: "Guardiola model with Barcelona was more successful than my experience with the team itself, he is an innovative and different coach in the world of football, and he is not afraid to experience new ideas, I consider him No. 1 in this field, and I am lucky with my friendship with him."

Despite the current circumstances, Enrique stressed that his goal with Paris Saint -Germain is to compete for the Champions League title, saying: "I hope that the City match is not the most important this season, but rather we hope for later more important confrontations, as a result of the current round will clarify the picture better."

Enrique pointed out that he did not feel the pressure, explaining: "I did not feel any pressure recently, and decided to rest the players according to their physical condition, especially with some injuries, the team must provide its best to make its fans happy, and we have repeatedly proved that we never give in, but rather we fight until the moments The last.

He added: "We could have achieved more points in the matches of Eindhoven and Atletico Madrid, but football is receptive, and we are ready to fight until the last round as we did last season."

Regarding the development of the team's performance this season compared to the last season, Enrique said: "We lost a player who scored many goals such as Mbappe, but we analyzed this problem by relying on more than one goal source, and this reflects a development in the team."

In conclusion, Enrique stressed that Paris Saint -Germain is now scoring at a higher rate than last season and receiving fewer goals, noting that the development of the team's mental state is a positive indication of the future.