The red and blue therefore finish in 15th place in the ranking and will face the Brestois stadium or AS Monaco for a place in the round of 16.
Parisians easily tamed their opponent thanks to a collective mastery but above all thanks to a large Ousmane Dembélé author of a hat -trick. The number 10 Ile -de -France made an XXL match which delighted its coach. After the meeting, Luis Enrique sent strong words to his attacker.
“I love Ousmane. He's a player apart. He made a superb game, it's a very nice news to see what he did. He showed all his qualities. Dembélé has scored extraordinary goals. He said at a post-match press conference. Words that should please the principal interested.
Luis Enrique proud of his players
In accounting difficulties in this league phase, the capital's club has managed to reverse the trend by finishing in style with 3 successes on the last 3 games. In front of the journalists, Luis Enrique did not hide his joy at having managed to pass this first stage even if he claims that the objective is to go as far as possible in this C1.
“I am very happy. We had the worst draw from the start, we were not well in the standings, but we fought in the first game. I am very happy. I think our team was regular throughout the competition. I have already said it several times, the classification was unfair, we deserved at least 5 points more with our game. We were competitive, sometimes better, sometimes less good. You criticized us because we were not scoring enough, but we had a lot of opportunities without much realizing, the classification was unfair. But the figures have balanced, “ he launched.
Before continuing and evoking the draw for the 16th finals: “Brest or Monaco?” It's competition, it must be accepted. The draw will bring us something. We are ready to play against anyone and we will prepare the match in the best way. »» Answer this Friday …