PSG/Liverpool – Luis Enrique wants to enjoy it, avoids favourite tag | OneFootball

Luis Enrique, Paris Saint-Germain’s coach, spoke at a press conference this Tuesday ahead of facing Liverpool at the Parc des Princes tomorrow (kick-off at 9pm, live on Canal+) in the first leg of the 2025-2026 Champions League quarter-finals (second leg on April 14). Alongside this event, the Spaniard also spoke to PSG TV.

Luis Enrique: “We are approaching the Champions League knockout stage with more confidence.”

Does the win against Toulouse put you in the best possible conditions?

Of course, we talked about that on Thursday, about the importance of the match against Toulouse. And we saw the Lille/Lens derby; after doing the job, we are in a better position. We are approaching the Champions League knockout stage with more confidence.

Luis Enrique: “We are not going to make the mistake of thinking we are the favorites.”

What is the mindset?

The same as usual. It is not difficult to show our desire to play, to enjoy playing, to be at the Parc des Princes. We want to enjoy it, as always. We are not planning anything different. Everyone knows what PSG are, that is the most important thing. Our supporters know that we will play at 100%. As for the result, we will see. Last year, in the first leg against Liverpool, we produced one of our best performances, but we lost. Then we qualified in the second leg.

The Champions League is special, do you need to be wary of being labeled favorites?

Last year, Liverpool were the favorites and we qualified. If you think about who the favorite is in this competition, you are making a mistake. We have to focus on what we can control. We will try to control things against a top-level team. We are not going to make the mistake of thinking we are the favorites.

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