Paris Saint-Germain will travel to the Emirates Stadium to challenge Premier League giants Arsenal in the first leg of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League semi-final. Luis Enrique said his team must be at their best to win the game.

Paris Saint-Germain, which had already secured the French Ligue 1 title, lost 1-3 to Nice in the previous league match and was unable to maintain its unbeaten record in Ligue 1 this season. Therefore, Enrique's team will surely hope to achieve a breakthrough in the Champions League.

Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique said at a press conference, "It feels good to be here and the players are very focused. We are ready for this Champions League semi-final. In a sense, the team will not be surprised, so we know that Arsenal is a great team and plays very good football. To win this game, we must show our best condition and play with confidence."

"There will be two teams that love to have the ball and play great football, and it will be about how you deal with the different moments, the emotions, especially the toughest moments. That's the most important thing. Arsenal are one of the best teams in Europe and their manager has been leading them to great results for many years."

Enrique continued, "This game will be difficult because we are facing a top team and the intensity will be very high. We know that it is always difficult to come to this stadium to play against such a team. But what is certain is that this will be an exciting game."

Looking back at the record of head-to-head matches, Paris Saint-Germain has only achieved 2 draws and 2 losses against Arsenal in the Champions League, including the league stage of this season's Champions League where they were scored by Havertz and Saka, and eventually lost 0-2 to Arteta's team away from home.

However, Enrique said, "I think we are stronger than when we lost in the league stage last October, and we have proved it on the court. The intensity of the league stage games is already very high, and the opponents are all of high level. This experience has helped us, and we have become stronger, more complete and more confident. We will meet again in the semi-finals, and I hope this time we can write our own history."