Rennes/PSG – Luis Enrique takes aim at refs and hails new signings | OneFootball

Paris Saint-Germain drew 2-2 against Rennes (Rennes/PSG video highlights) this Sunday at Roazhon Park on Matchday 1 of the 2026-2027 Ligue 1 season. After the match, PSG coach Luis Enrique spoke at the press conference.

Luis Enrique: “it’s important to see that there are so many players who are ready.”

Are you surprised that Ferran Torres (who came on at halftime in Rennes and scored 2 goals) is ready so early?

He wasn’t bad, was he? He scored two goals from magnificent passes by Fabian Ruiz, but I’m happy with everyone who came on in a very difficult match, because in the first half we had a lot of trouble controlling Rennes. They were good on the counterattack and scored two wonderful goals. It was complicated. But for me, it’s important to see that there are so many players who are ready.

Is this the ideal start?

Yes, but the most important thing is not what they do in one or a few matches. We sign players to go a long way with them. It’s very positive for him and we’re very happy.

Luis Enrique: “we had a very good transfer window”

Are places even harder to earn at PSG this season?

Clearly. What we’re always looking for is to find the best players for each match. It’s more difficult than last year; that’s our ambition. I think we had a very good transfer window and we’re still open to different possibilities. In general, everyone knows the difficulties a team faces in continuing to win. And it’s clear that we need to keep improving.

PSG struggled to be clinical, a bit like against Lens (0-1 in the Trophée des Champions)...

No, not at all. It’s different. The match in Lens was very good. Today, no. There was a big difference in tempo. In this Ligue 1, you have to be more ready, more alert. It’s the first matchday, we still need to improve. Today was a very clear test.

Luis Enrique: “we hold meetings with the referees so they can tell us they’re going to do certain things, and then it turns out like this.”

You got caught out twice in transition, like against Lens. Is that an area for improvement?

That was one of our strengths over the last three seasons. We were very attentive to that. It depends on the players’ physical condition. We always want mobility, but you have to be attentive to the players’ positioning. If you’re a little distracted, you can run into problems. Rennes’ forwards were dangerous and it was difficult to control them.

You sometimes seemed annoyed on the touchline. Why was that?

Because the result was catastrophic. Because we hold meetings with the referees so they can tell us they’re going to do certain things, and then it turns out like this. For different reasons, I’m angry.

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