After the Coupe de France break against Revel (9-0 victory), PSG is back to business as usual. A great start is offered to the leader of Ligue 1 for the resumption of the championship since they have to travel to Bollaert and face their runner-up from last season: RC Lens. The Sang et Or are less successful this year, but still in the game for Europe since they are only 7 points from the podium after a complicated start to the year. For Luis Enrique, this meeting will even have a benchmark value just one month before the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Real Sociedad.
“Yes it could be a very good way to test yourselfrecognizes the coach at a press conference on the eve of this shock of the 18th day of Ligue 1 (8:45 p.m.). The match against Lens has all the ingredients a top team could dream of. They are an almost unbeatable team at home. It’s a team that presses, doesn’t give a lot of time to think. They play the ball well, they have very good results. They have a big stadium, an incredible atmosphere, I’m delighted, it’s perfect to play football.” A dream evening despite the cold but be careful because the result could well influence future deadlines.
Luis Enrique: “tomorrow, the goal will be very high”
We remember that at the same stage of the season last year, PSG experienced its first defeat of the season in Lens. A setback which had conditioned the very sluggish second part of the Parisians’ exercise. More than a test, it’s a crash test. “Tomorrow the goal will be very high. It’s a team that plays very well, they press hard, always occupy the spaces. They are the 5th team in terms of possession. They do a lot of crosses, it’s a team that adapts very well to our idea of ​​defense. They are playing at home but we are not going to calculate. The objective is to win this match and that it will serve us in the future.continues the Spanish technician.
The latter had also explained a few weeks ago that his team would be ready for February, a deadline which is fast approaching. Luis Enrique laughs dully, as he often does. “I already knew that you (the media, editor’s note) were going to like this sentence where I said that we were going to be stronger in February, but it’s a process. The team will be better in February, in March, in April, in May, in June. I am an optimist, the work of my players will pay off. In addition to those absent, notably in defense (Hakimi at the CAN, Skriniar, Kimpembe, Nuno Mendes, Tenas and Letellier forfeited), this trip was a trap. Moreover, PSG, which remains on 12 matches without defeat in L1, has not won at Bollaert since 2010…
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