Champions League Showdown: We’re Not In Bayern To Defend, Says PSG’s Enrique

Defending champions PSG won 5-4 in an astonishing opening leg, having conceded first and at one point held a 5-2 advantage. The match was the highest-scoring Champions League semifinal in history, and Luis Enrique expected more of the same on Wednesday.

“It’s nothing,” the Spaniard said of PSG’s narrow lead. “It’s just one goal. We are ready. We know Bayern Munich can get back into the match, and we can score goals too. “And we are certainly not here to defend. We’re trying to win the game.”

Yahoo Sports reports that PSG are competing in their fifth semifinal in the past seven seasons – and the third straight under Luis Enrique. The coach said Bayern were the “strongest team we have faced” this season, but promised the French giants would be “loyal to who we are”.

“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.”

Luis Enrique called the opening match the best he had been involved in as a coach, but admitted he had little fun on the sidelines. “As a top-level coach, it was very difficult to enjoy,” he added.