Luis Enrique urges PSG to 'live up to our status' as champions
Coach Luis Enrique has called on Paris Saint-Germain to “live up to our status” as champions ahead of a derby meeting with Paris FC. PSG lifted their fifth straight Ligue 1 title after beating closest challengers Lens 2-0 on Wednesday, securing a 12th title in 14 years and keeping the team unbeaten in seven games. The season concludes with a short trip to Paris FC in a derby-day clash on Sunday and Luis Enrique is hoping to finish the campaign on a high.
“This is our last match. We’re champions, but the goal is to win this match,” he told a pre-match press conference on Saturday. “It’s a derby and we have to live up to our status as French champions.
“We’re happy to play this last match almost like we’re at home, in the sense that we don’t really have to travel. “The proximity of the two stadiums makes this match very special. Paris FC deserved to stay up; they’re a good team.
We want to perform well and play with ambition. “Sunday’s match will be a real test, to show what we want to build as a team. “No individual matter is above the collective interest.
We are all working to arrive in the best possible condition against PFC and in the Champions League final. ” Lens had been PSG’s nearest rivals this season and Luis Enrique expressed his pleasure at his team’s “resilience” to clinch the Ligue 1 title. “It was a unique season, as we’ve said regularly,” he added.