Luis Enrique: "We want to fly the club colours high" | OneFootball

Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique answered questions from PSG TV and the media ahead of his side's Ligue 1 Round 30 clash with Olympique Lyonnais at the Parc des Princes on Sunday 21 April (21:00). Excerpts.

THE FINAL SPRINT

'We're now entering the final weeks of the competition. We're in the process of achieving our objectives and that's why we're working with great enthusiasm and seriousness. Our objective has always been the same: to win the championship. We want to fly the club colours high and that's why we have to be competitive in every game.'

THE SQUAD'S STATE OF MIND

'To be a title contender in every competition, you need a very strong squad, and that's what we have here. All the players have to be ready to do their job and help the team, because we'll need everyone. And I can say that I'm liking my players' attitude in training.'

THE DOUBLE-HEADER AGAINST OL

'I don't think tomorrow's game will be anything like the Coupe de France final, but it will be a very good test against the form team in Ligue 1 over the last ten matches. That said, I think the two competitions are still different matches.'

Bradley Barcola

'I think Bradley Barcola was a gamble taken by the sporting directors and staff. He's a young French player with very high-level technical and physical potential. But integrating into a team like Paris Saint-Germain is difficult for any player. I remember he received a lot of unfair criticism after our match against Newcastle. He has to keep working day after day, but he's a player who's making progress.'

THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL

'Along with Dortmund, we managed to qualify. There's going to be a hard-fought semi-final against the team that finished ahead of us in the group stage, in this 'group of death'. I imagine that Borussia Dortmund will want to reach the final just as much as we do.'

THE TEAM'S PROGRESS

'I think that as a coach, one of my jobs is to try to improve my team collectively, and then to ensure that each individual can also make progress. But the credit goes first and foremost to the players. I think we've grown throughout the season, but we still have room for improvement. And that's something a coach likes to see.'

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