Helped Paris Saint-Germain to reach the top for the first time! Enrique: The team's performance exceeded expectations
2025-06-02 05:05
"The tension before the game was so high that I can't even accurately define the emotional state of the game," said Enrique. "We got into the game rhythm well and prepared for it. In the week before the game, our training was kept in a state of neither relaxation nor over-tension. Overall, the players performed very well and we pressed teams of Inter Milan's level with extremely high intensity."
He particularly mentioned the key role of striker Dembele in the game: "Dembele's pressing intensity was amazing. He put great pressure on Sommer, Acerbi and even the entire back line, leaving the opponent with almost no room to think. He compressed their passing lines and won more offensive opportunities for us. We are very satisfied with the efficiency of the goal. We scored decisively as soon as we had a chance, which helped us take the initiative in the first half."
Despite the big win, Enrique remained calm: "I think it was a great game, but to evaluate the whole performance more rigorously, I still need to review the game video."
When asked how it felt to lift the trophy again a decade after winning it with Barcelona in 2015, Enrique responded: "It's very special to be able to reach the final again. We have worked hard along the way. Inter Milan has also been excellent this season and this victory means a lot."
He added: "When I first arrived at Paris Saint-Germain, I said in my first press conference, in my not-so-fluent French, that my goal was to help the club win important trophies. Now we have achieved that goal. The Champions League was the only major trophy that Paris Saint-Germain had never won, and now we are the first team to bring it to the club."
Enrique stressed that all this belongs not only to the players and coaching staff, but also to all those who love Paris Saint-Germain: "As a professional coach, it is an extremely wonderful experience to make many people happy who you have never even met."
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