Luis Enriquecoach of Paris Saint-Germain, spoke in a press conference on the eve of the match against Atletico Madrid: “The sensations? Optimism and confidence to face the match, with the clear objective of winning the three points”.
What he fears about Atlético: “I have no doubt that tomorrow he will give his best, we will see the most competitive version, the strongest version. We will be just as competitive.”
Close to Atletico in 2011: “Yes, it was true, but I had already given my word to another club (Roma, ed.). It was about not breaking my word. They were lucky to find Simeone because he probably wouldn’t he would have had that same energy if he had arrived later. Atlético found in Simeone the best coach they could have and he has shown it in recent years. So the Atlético fans have been lucky.”
Different styles: “I have no preferences. I’m happy to see Mister Simeone again, who I had already met as a player. I admire that a coach from a big club stayed there for so many years. I know the difficulty it entails in terms of energy, I know the difficulty it entails convincing your players. You can only be a top coach if you resist so much. It will be a very difficult match, like all Champions League matches. Against an opponent who knows the competition. If we look at the Atlético Madrid players individually, they are all of international caliber, they are players used to playing high-level matches. We arrive at the halfway point of a competition in which we don’t know what will happen. We have to focus on tomorrow’s game and do things better than the opponent.”
The two faces in Ligue 1 and Champions League: “I don’t think so, I think we always have the same image. It’s true that the competitions are different and the Champions League has the best teams in Europe but I’m very satisfied with what the team did. The statistics say that we are one of the best teams in attack and defense. I hope to have the same statistics as those against PSV and Girona tomorrow.”
Safonov or Donnarumma: “Tomorrow you will find out. Tomorrow morning, after a cappuccino, I will decide. The only goal is for all three goalkeepers to be prepared. Tomorrow someone wakes up with a fever and can’t play, what do we do? Do we pray, do we laugh? We will decide tomorrow.”
Griezmann: “Griezmann is French, but he has been in Spain for so many years that we can say he has dual nationality. He is an offensive player, who moves, who knows how to adapt as a second striker. He is a very versatile player, very complete, with quality at the service of the team and with excellent numbers in terms of quality, goals and assists and is a very complete player. It is vital for Atlético Madrid and we will have to be careful tomorrow.”