Luis Enrique: PSG vs Bayern Clash Could Have Gone Either Way

Luis Enrique praises attackers after PSG’s 5-4 win over Bayern

PSG hold a one-goal advantage heading into the Champions League semi-final second leg in Munich next Wednesday.

Bayern will host PSG on May 8 in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final...

Luis Enrique credited the first leg’s entertainment to the quality of both teams’ attackers, not to defensive errors.

Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique said Friday he wasn’t frustrated by the slim lead his team takes into the Champions League semi-final second leg against Bayern Munich in Germany.

The two sides produced what many called one of the best matches in Champions League history this week, with PSG edging a 5-4 win at the Parc des Princes.

“No, I'm not frustrated because it's a unique football match for me,” Luis Enrique told reporters, despite the fact his side had led by five goals to two midway through the second period.

“We won the match. But we could have drawn, and we could have lost the match, and that wouldn't have been unfair.”

Luis Enrique said the first leg was so entertaining due to the quality of both teams’ attackers, not because of defensive mistakes.

“It was a very spectacular match because the strikers from both teams got the better of the defenders on numerous occasions, but not because they did a poor job defensively,” he explained.

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“No, that's what makes this match magnificent, because the standard was incredible, especially from the strikers.”

The 55-year-old singled out PSG’s Ousmane Dembélé and Bayern striker Harry Kane for their performances.

“The two number nines - look at how they defend. How they attack is what we normally see. But look at how they both defend - it's incredible,” he said.

The semi-final decider is set for next Wednesday in Munich.

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