Luis Enrique has acknowledged there are areas that want consideration as PSG wait to be taught whether or not they are going to be dealing with Chelsea or Barcelona within the Champions League Spherical of 16.
Chelsea will discover out their Champions League Spherical of 16 opponent on Friday, with Paris Saint-Germain or Newcastle United set to be the draw.
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Luis Enrique has beforehand expressed his desire for dealing with the Blues over Barcelona within the Champions League draw.
He stated: “I’ve been requested whether or not I’d somewhat face FC Barcelona or Chelsea F.C.… and truthfully, I believe Chelsea can be the higher possibility for us proper now.
“Barcelona are taking part in with quite a lot of confidence, quite a lot of rhythm. Within the Champions League, it’s important to be good. If I can select, I’d select Chelsea.”
However after securing qualification for PSG, the Spaniard has since walked again his feedback barely.
Luis Enrique admits PSG have issues to handle earlier than a possible Chelsea conflict
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Paris Saint-Germain narrowly edged previous Monaco, successful 5-4 on combination to succeed in the subsequent spherical.
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After the match, Enrique spoke in his press convention about what may lie forward, together with potential ties towards Barcelona or Chelsea.
“Emotionally, Barca is a really particular workforce for me,” he started by saying.
“Whether or not it’s Camp Nou or Chelsea, none is simple. I’ll adapt to no matter comes. Each Barcelona and Chelsea are unimaginable groups.
“We’ve performed towards a workforce with particular person and collective high quality; we didn’t anticipate much less from them. We have been imprecise within the first half, and we’ve been lower than them in that point.
“It’s all the time good to return dwelling; Barcelona could be very good, and Barca is a really particular membership.
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“If we’ve to go to London to play towards Chelsea, we all know we’ve to repair a few issues.”
Who would Chelsea somewhat face?
Whereas PSG beneath Enrique are by no means a simple proposition, Newcastle current a distinct sort of problem that could possibly be even trickier for the Blues.
Chelsea have additionally had extra success towards PSG than towards Newcastle in latest conferences. They dominated the French aspect 3-0 within the FIFA Membership World Cup ultimate final summer season, a outcome that highlighted their capability to regulate that specific matchup.
The video games towards Newcastle haven’t been as simple. Beneath Eddie Howe, they’ve change into one thing of a thorn in Chelsea’s aspect, with a 2-0 win at St James’ Park and a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge each coming final season. Their urgent model appears to trigger common issues for Chelsea’s backline.
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In the event that they do get drawn collectively, it will additionally arrange three straight matches between the 2 sides throughout all competitions because of fixture scheduling round that point.
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