PSG coach Luis Enrique has his staff preventing for a home double in addition to a primary Champions League title (JULIEN DE ROSA)
Coach Luis Enrique stated Paris Saint-Germain “can really feel like champions” figuring out they might seal the Ligue 1 title this weekend however warned his gamers to not let their stage drop.
The unbeaten league leaders go to second-bottom Saint-Etienne, the place a win would safe an eleventh French title in 13 seasons if Marseille lose away to Reims and Monaco draw with Good on Saturday.
“We’re by no means champions till it is mathematically sure, however we will really feel like champions, we’re one of the best staff in Ligue 1,” Luis Enrique advised reporters on Friday.
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“We’ll use these final eight matches for different targets, to be aggressive in opposition to all opponents… to be prepared for the three months that stay.
“There’s the French Cup and the Champions League, the place we wish to be proper to the top.”
PSG face second-tier Dunkerque within the semi-finals of the French Cup in Lille subsequent week earlier than taking up Aston Villa within the final eight of the Champions League.
Luis Enrique would not imagine the potential for wrapping up a record-extending thirteenth Ligue 1 title on Saturday ought to have any impact on his staff’s mindset.
“It appears completely unimportant to me, there are eight video games left within the league, we wish to be aggressive as a result of that can put together us in one of the best ways for the opposite competitions,” stated the Spaniard.
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“I really feel nearly the identical as I did this time final 12 months, we have been nearly champions, within the semi-finals of the cup and quarter-finals of the Champions League, with younger gamers who’ve a 12 months’s extra expertise.”
PSG will probably be with out Lee Kang-in in opposition to Saint-Etienne after the South Korean picked up an ankle damage on worldwide responsibility. Achraf Hakimi can also be being rested after taking part in for Morocco in World Cup qualifying.
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