Match: The match, Dembélé, Kvara, the return, etc., the complete conference from Luis Enrique after PSG/Chelsea (5-2)

What are the completely different keys that allowed you to win this night?

“The completely different keys are that we scored three extra targets than the opponent. For me, that is the important thing. »

Kvaratskhelia was voted man of the match. Maybe your alternative initially of the match to place him on the bench for such an essential match was stunning, did his efficiency make you remorse having put him on the bench initially?

” No. What we do as coaches is search for the most effective options for the gamers. If we begin the match now, I’ll do the identical factor. »

You mentioned yesterday that you’ve mentioned essential issues to your gamers in current days. What had been they like after they noticed their match this night?

” Nothing particular. As a result of what coaches do is attempt to stability what’s round our crew on a regular basis. We ready for the match in the identical manner, as we do particularly on this competitors. And at the moment, what I can say is that with the environment on a regular basis, each minute, we really feel the assist of our supporters. We suffered each time the opponent equalized. However we continued to search for the consequence. We continued to attempt to play towards a really bodily and technically excellent crew. It was very sophisticated and that is what we count on for the subsequent match in London. We should proceed, we should relaxation to organize in the easiest way for the away match. »

What did you consider Ousmane Dembélé’s efficiency this night? We noticed him exit, was it only a precaution or did he really feel uncomfortable?

“He did what Ousmane Dembélé usually does and, for us, that’s excellent information”

“No, the problem on a regular basis with gamers who’re again after an damage is to provide the precise variety of minutes to proceed of their restoration. We had talks to see what his situation is and I feel he performed very properly. He did what Ousmane Dembélé usually does and, for us, that is superb information. We count on to see him in London, once more, on this essential match. »

Do you suppose this match may function a set off? Is he arriving at the most effective of instances? Does this victory come at the most effective time of the season for you?

“It’s not possible to be like final yr”

“Who is aware of? What I can say is that it’s a particular second as a result of we’re not maybe with the precision that we often have and there may be all the time the comparability with final yr. It is not possible to be like final yr. We wish to be like final yr however it would not work like that. What I can say is that we’re a really resilient crew. Resilience is a phrase that very properly defines our crew and our supporters. It is unimaginable to play on this stadium. We’re very comfortable. We will dedicate this victory to our supporters and we look ahead to the match subsequent week, Tuesday, and we’ll look to win this match as a result of we all know the problem of enjoying away towards this Chelsea crew. »

There was plenty of speak on the press convention about Bradley Barcola’s return to kind. This night, he scored, he was very efficient in urgent on the Chelsea goalkeeper, we noticed that. How do you clarify this very spectacular return to kind for Bradley which confirms all the boldness you might have positioned in him in current months?

“In my view, it’s unfair to speak about any participant individually. In the present day we confirmed that we’re an actual crew. Each participant who performed and who got here on from the bench made his contribution. That is what’s essential for a crew. In the present day, in a really shut, very aggressive match, we scored 5 targets and we confirmed that we’re nonetheless a tough crew to beat. »

You’ve got talked quite a bit about confidence because the begin of 2026, we have additionally talked quite a bit about ending issues, after we see the standard of the targets, can that really result in a virtuous circle by way of confidence on this competitors?

“I’ve to observe the targets once more, I don’t bear in mind any, to see the standard of the targets. Sure, it is true. However, after all, we’re right here and we gained all the pieces final yr as a result of, each individually and collectively, we’re an excellent crew. I do not suppose there’s any doubt about that. Afterwards, you may be extra lucid, extra exact or imprecise, however it is a regular situation in high-level sport. »

How a lot of a bonus does having every week to organize for the assembly profit you? In comparison with ordinary.

“I feel it’s essential to have the week to organize for the match, to get better the gamers. It’s crucial for us, that’s clear. There are occasions within the championship the place we will have this time to organize for the match, however after the worldwide break, we’re going to have issues as a result of we’re going to have fewer days off to organize for the championship matches. That is how it’s, when you find yourself in numerous competitions, it’s important to adapt and that is what we attempt to do. »

There have been individuals who had doubts concerning the crew due to the final outcomes, however at the moment you confirmed that you’re extra alive than ever. Is PSG again or did PSG by no means depart?

He responds in French to a well known Spanish journalist who has additionally made the hassle to talk Spanish and says to him “Superb, French, I feel you spoke Italian! I am kidding, I am kidding, you converse higher than me (laughs).”

“What’s essential is that across the crew there are noises on a regular basis and a few dangerous noises. That is strain since you’re in an excellent crew, in an excellent membership. It is essential for us to know, it is regular that there’s criticism, it’s important to settle for it, it’s important to know that, if you wish to be in a giant membership, it’s important to be used to that. »

The actual fact of getting been capable of improve the depth for nearly the 90 minutes, of getting made the distinction on the finish of the match, does that undoubtedly reassure you concerning the bodily capabilities of your crew over the entire season?

“In the present day, nobody talks about bodily capability. We noticed it within the final ten minutes! »

“In the present day, nobody talks about bodily capability. We noticed it within the final ten minutes! It is a cliché and it is a matter in Spanish that each one the journalists discuss when a crew loses. (He imitates a journalist) It is bodily issues, it is psychological issues! As a result of it is tough to elucidate what occurs in a match and it would not work like that. Yesterday, we had bodily issues and at the moment, within the ninetieth minute, we had been capable of rating three targets. That is why it is multifactorial, I’ve already mentioned it many instances

And we won’t change the narrative. As a result of yesterday it was a discuss physics and at the moment it isn’t a query of physics. No, at the moment it is a completely different drawback. It is like final yr, bear in mind? You advised me on a regular basis final yr that we’re a really younger crew, that it’s not possible to win the Champions League with this very younger crew. It’s cliché, it’s over! The bodily and the psychological are the identical factor! »