Enrique eyes back-to-back UCL final as PSG battle Bayern in Munich
PSG coach Luis Enrique has revealed that the team will not be defending their one goal advantage in the Champions League semi-final second leg at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday.
The defending champions won the first leg in Paris 5-4 in an entertaining encounter in Paris, which was regarded as one of the best games in the competition’s history.
The match was the highest scoring Champions League semifinal in history and Luis Enrique is looking forward to the same experience in the second leg.
He said: “It’s nothing. It’s just one goal. We are ready. We know Bayern Munich can get back into the match and we can also score goals.
“And we are certainly not here to defend. We’re trying to win the game.”
Enrique said Bayern are the “strongest team we have faced” this season, but promised the French giants would be “loyal to who we are”.
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He said: “I can’t say Wednesday will be different based on what we saw in the first leg. I don’t think either team will just accept that the other is better,” said the Spaniard.
“Our mentality is to win every game. We don’t need to play for a particular result because we have to win.”
PSG are competing in their fifth semifinal in the past seven seasons – and the third straight under Luis Enrique.
PSG return to Munich’s Allianz Arena, where they won last year’s final, for the first time.
Luis Enrique, who has fond memories of the stadium after eliminating Bayern on the way to winning the 2015 Champions League title with Barcelona, said returning to Munich reminded him of what PSG had achieved.
“Coming back here will always be a real pleasure because we remember what we achieved last year.”
