PSG/Lyon – Fonseca full of praise for Luis Enrique!

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·20. April 2026

PSG/Lyon – Fonseca full of praise for Luis Enrique!

Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique Lyonnais faced off this Sunday at the Parc des Princes as part of Matchday 30 of the 2025-2026 Ligue 1 season. The match ended in a 1-2 win for Lyon (PSG/Lyon video highlights). After the match, Lyon coach Paulo Fonseca spoke at the press conference. He enjoyed seeing his plan succeed before praising PSG and their coach Luis Enrique.

Fonseca: “we know we won’t have the ball, so we have to be organized”

“This win does you a lot of good in the standings… Before the match, we talked about the defensive work we needed to do this week. We prepared what the team did tonight (Sunday). We know how to play against Paris, who are the best team in the world, because we know we won’t have the ball, so we have to be organized and know what to do when we do have it. We had to get forward very quickly with Afonso (Moreira) and Endrick, and we managed to do that. Was it frustrating to face a rotated PSG side? (Laughs.) I’m not frustrated at all tonight, but very, very happy. When you play against PSG, it’s always very, very difficult. We played a good match. I wanted to reach the end of the match and be proud of my team’s courage, and that’s the case.

Fonseca: “Along with Guardiola, he is for me the best coach.”

Luis Enrique? For me, he is one of the best. Along with Guardiola, he is for me the best coach. He has changed the mentality a lot on the things that matter. His greatest merit is having shown that the team is the most important thing, not the players. He had that courage, and he still has it. I have to say one thing: winning after previous success is always more difficult. In recent years he has won everything possible, and having the chance this year to keep going is even harder. That is a great merit. He is a great coach and a great person. I love his mentality. I wish PSG good luck in the Champions League, I’ll be fully behind them in front of my TV. I hope PSG win the Champions League.”

The Lyon coach remained modest about his victory: he had to adapt to Paris’ style of play and found solutions to pull off an upset. Of course, it also took some luck in both penalty areas. That is part of football, and it is very difficult to beat PSG without that element. PSG dominated, though they were not able to create a flood of clear-cut chances either. Lyon were solid and managed to strike on the counter to hurt them. It is a summary that almost takes away from the credit they deserve for defending well, even though that is far from simple against the Parisians.

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We already know criticism has been flying since last night, and that is understandable after a match that was not particularly convincing. But Fonseca quite rightly reminds everyone that PSG are a great team with a top-level coach. Even if there was rotation, which is not Lyon’s problem. The journalist’s question was actually surprising. And we should not forget that Paris had chances to win the match, even while being a bit below their best. Amid a few hours of jabs, Luis Enrique will be able to appreciate the praise from his Lyon counterpart.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.