'It was worse' - PSG boss Luis Enrique on his side's 3-0 thrashing of Salzburg

'It was worse' - PSG boss Luis Enrique on his side's 3-0 thrashing of Salzburg

Hassan Abdulsalam 09:47 - 11.12.2024

French Champions PSG defeated Austrian side Salzburg by three unreplied goals in the Champions League.

Paris St Germain boss Luis Enrique said his side must improve if they want to stay in the Champions League after their 3-0 win at Salzburg on Tuesday.

The Ligue 1 leaders endured a terrible start to their Champions League campaign, with defeats to Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich and last season's Premier League runners-up Arsenal.

However, Tuesday's win moved them into the playoff places and they now sit 24th in the standings with seven points from six games.

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However, that is not enough for the coach as he emphasised the importance of picking up valuable points.

"Football is a pretty unfair sport, the classification is quite tight, a goal can make a difference and we still have two important games ahead, we can still be out," the manager said via Reuters.

He continued, "This wasn't a better game than PSV or Atletico Madrid, I'd even say it was worse, but that's football, we know we have to improve and the squad hasn't changed a lot. We need points, and we will try to win the next games."

The manager did, however, praise the efforts of Nuno Mendes, who scored their second goal.

"Nuno brings other solutions for his physical and technical qualities. He can both complete the triangle at the back and play up front. He's playing higher up at the moment. He brings a lot offensively. But that could change.

"We don't have the number of points we should have. It was important to score tonight because, for one goal, you can be out of the Champions League. We have to go game by game. There's City now," he said.

Luis Enrique's next matchup in the competition is against Pep Guardiola's Manchester City on January 22 before they close their campaign against Stuttgart seven days later.