Athletic Bilbao/PSG – Enrique candid on top 8 Champions League hopes

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·11 December 2025

Athletic Bilbao/PSG – Enrique candid on top 8 Champions League hopes

Paris Saint-Germain traveled this Wednesday to face Athletic Bilbao and ended in a 0-0 draw (video summary here) as part of the 6th matchday of the Champions League group stages. After the match, Luis Enrique, the coach of the capital club, spoke to PSG TV to discuss this encounter.

Enrique: "We will need to earn a lot of points to be in the top eight"

"It was very special, a different match with this atmosphere against a team from pot 4. It means that this match should have been easy, but you can see that in our draw, there is no easy team. I think we started the match well, there was no slackening, but in the second half, we were much better. They were a little more tired, and we could have won this match. It's a shame because the standings are very tight, and we will need to earn a lot of points to be in the top eight. That's our goal, but we will at least need to win the next match or the last match. It will be difficult, it's a shame because they played well, they pressed, but I think we deserved the victory."

A draw for PSG, who nonetheless dominated this match through possession and created chances. The Parisians could have taken a very good step towards qualification and viewed the top 8 or even the top 3 with more serenity. Unfortunately, that was not the case, and they will need to approach the last two European matches with great seriousness.

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The end of this first part of the season is long for PSG, who have already accumulated a lot of fatigue. The team is not yet complete, and it is difficult to draw from the last reserves. Hopefully, the winter break will allow the players to rest and, above all, for Luis Enrique to recover a squad at 100% of its capabilities.

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