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Luis Enrique wants PSG to end league season on a high ahead of finals

football16 May 2025 13:52| © Reuters
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Paris St Germain go into the final day of the Ligue 1 season with the title long since wrapped up but, with Coupe de France and Champions League finals still to come, manager Luis Enrique wants a performance they can build upon.

PSG clinched their fourth straight league title with six games to spare in early April. Their unbeaten league run has since ended, with two defeats in the last three games, and they host mid-table Auxerre on Saturday.

"Having looked at the schedule, I notice we only have one league match, the Cup final on the 24th and the Champions League on the 31st," Luis Enrique told reporters on Friday.

"So, it is the final phase of this cycle and we want to finish it in the best way possible.

"We want to put in a strong performance tomorrow to prepare us to be competitive in the two finals that lie ahead, that is our goal."

PSG face Reims in the Coupe de France at the Stade de France and take on Inter Milan in the Champions League final in Munich.

Winning Ligue 1 early has allowed Luis Enrique plenty of room for rotation, resting his regular players as they came through a Champions League semifinal tie with Arsenal, and the manager is not going to change his ways at this stage.

"There are three games left and we are going to try to manage that in the best way possible, so that we can head into the two finals with most of our players available and in their best form," the Spanish coach said.

"It is the same thing that we have insisted on to get to this point of the season, by winning the league and reaching the two finals.

"So we are not going to change. We have the same goal in footballing terms and there are no changes."

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