Luis Enrique: "The team showed personality and character" | OneFootball

Paris Saint-Germain's coach and the third goalscorer of the evening Nuno Mendes spoke to PSG TV after the Rouge et Bleu's convincing 3-1 victory over Aston Villa in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday evening.

Luis Enrique

'What I enjoyed the most was the mentality. Because I think we started the game very well, we played as we usually do but football is like that and they scored a goal. It was a particularly difficult moment for our confidence. It was kind of a moment of doubt. But I think in the end, the team showed personality and character. We're happy because the result is very good, but we'll have to have the right mentality to try and win the second game.

We always say that when you play a match of this importance, you have to control your emotions. It's important because these games have ups and downs. I think the team showed the mentality and character it always has.'

Nuno Mendes

'The two-goal lead gives us confidence, but there is another match. We need to rest a bit, keep going for the next game and do the same thing we did today. My goal? I saw that the keeper was a bit close, so I tried to do something different and it worked, so I'm very happy about that. We know that the fans are always there, they've been there from the start. Every minute, we know we can count on them and we want to keep on making them happy.'

the match report

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