The match before. Wednesday December 13, Paris Saint-Germain will play its future in the Champions League on the pitch of Borussia Dortmund. Before that, Luis Enrique’s men will cross swords with FC Nantes, Saturday evening, for the 15th day of Ligue 1. An important meeting for the leader of the French championship who remains on 7 victories in a row in the elite and intends to build up his confidence. Faced with journalists, gathered this Friday in Poissy, the Spanish technician also recalled the decisive nature of this meeting against the Canaries.
“It’s an important match. They played with a 4-3-3, which can be useful for our preparation. He’s a new coach, he’s only played one match. Against us, teams are used to changing. Tomorrow’s scenario may be more open, but that in no way changes our objective. We must be ready to fight against any system, with more or less pressure. It’s important to have a great match at home, to be superior up front, to play at a good level to prepare for the Dortmund match.”launched the former coach of La Roja, also admitting that a turnover could take place.
Luis Enrique doesn’t know what to expect!
Aware of the stakes, the strong man of the Rouge et Bleu, despite everything, admitted to being in a certain limbo before this confrontation. The main reason ? The changes recently decided on the side of the Nantes team. “The most important feature of this match is that (Gourvennec) only has one match with this team. So everything that happened before doesn’t count. They changed systems several times, but it was a different coach. There is only one match, won against Nice. They played it determined, in 4-3-3. You have to be very attentive. They can play with five behind, or four. It’s a match where anything can happen.”noted the 53-year-old Spaniard.
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Plunged into a certain unknown but sure of his strengths, Luis Enrique nevertheless displayed a certain serenity, he who should be able to count on the returns of Marquinhos and Warren Zaire-Emery. “The Marquinhos situation? He is married, he has children (laughs). He trained with the team, he’s doing well. Zaire-Emery? Same, it’s available. This is very good news for the team and for me.”, said the person concerned ironically. And for good reason. Announced forfeit until the end of 2023, at least, the young Parisian Titi also impresses with his ability to recover off the field. A positive signal before facing the Nantes club then flying to Dortmund for a very important evening…
