Luis Enrique issues warning ahead of Chelsea clash in the Champions League | OneFootball

“The second leg is always different” and “there will be difficult moments” at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea, despite the 5-2 victory in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16, warned Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique on Monday.

“It’s clear that we’ve only played the first game, the second is still to come. The return leg is always different because one team is close to being eliminated and wants to change that. These are very complicated matches, and we are prepared,” declared the Spanish coach in a press conference.

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When asked about last season’s quarterfinals, when PSG almost suffered a comeback against Aston Villa (winning 3-1 in the first leg and losing 3-2 in the second), Luis Enrique commented: “It was a clear example of what a football match can be. We prepared exactly as we are preparing for Chelsea, with the intention of scoring goals. There will be difficult moments, moments of struggle, which we will have to know how to control.”

“We have an advantage, but that advantage can evaporate very quickly,” he reiterated.

In the coach’s opinion, it is “impossible to relax in the Champions League. Chelsea will have the ability to create chances. Our goal is to control the match, but these are impossible games to control.”

Forward Ousmane Dembélé, current Ballon d’Or winner and PSG’s number 10, echoed the same sentiment.

“Our mentality is always to win, not just to sit back in the last 20 meters to hold the score,” declared Dembélé.

*With content from AFP

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