Lille v PSG: Progress, injuries and opponents, Luis Enrique’s key words | OneFootball

Sunday, during the 7th round of Ligue 1 2025-2026, Paris Saint-Germain (1st) will face Lille (6th) at Stade Pierre Mauroy (kick-off at 20h45, broadcast on Ligue1+). On the eve of this match, Parisian coach Luis Enrique answered several questions at a press conference.

Enrique "We are making better statistics and we want to continue."

After 15 years as a coach, is this the squad you enjoy the most?

"It's hard to answer. I've been lucky to have a lot of good teams, good players with a good mentality. But I don't know which is the best."

What have you changed since the start of the season in terms of set pieces?

"I can't tell you otherwise everyone will know. We are making better statistics and we want to continue."

Enrique "I like their mentality. They are very brave."

You call up a lot of young players, do you work with the youth section coaches?

"There is a connection. But when you are the coach of the first team, it's easy, you need players, you take them. But it's a connection, a way we all work together. I like their mentality. They are very brave."

Lille - PSG a special match for Lucas Chevalier, is it a real test tomorrow?

"No. The only test I see is on an emotional level. When we sign a player it's because we think he is the man we need."

Enrique "I am nobody to evaluate the performances of French teams"

What do you think of the performances of French clubs in the Champions League?

"You always have this concern about the level of Ligue 1. But I am nobody to evaluate the performances of French, Spanish, Italian teams. I am here to evaluate PSG."

What is your view on Bruno Genesio's work?

"I can say they are strong as a team. I know the difficulty of facing them. But we prepare the match as usual and we just try to improve ourselves."

What work have you done around Vitinha?

"I have worked with Vitinha like with the other players. I am the coach of all the players. But it's normal to talk about Vitinha. He is one of the two best midfielders in the world. I try to improve each player. But it's very interesting of course to see his level today."

Enrique "I understand the national team coaches."

Kvaratskhelia and Joao Neves are called up for the national team despite their injury, are you worried?

"I don't know if I should talk in depth about this. I always think about the health of my players. I never want to take any risk. In the last match João Neves warmed up with the team and finally didn't play. I don't want to take any risk. Now, I understand the national team coaches. It's very different, I've been one myself."

Can this PSG still improve?

"Yes, of course there are many things we need to improve. Our level remains very high and you can see it during the match. Even when the opponent plays better than us we have this mentality to stay in the game. It's a very difficult characteristic to have.

When you see last year's statistics, this ability to turn situations around in the last minutes, it shows the ability to overcome difficulties as a team."

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