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Luis Enrique talks about Arsenal key strengths after PSG defeat

Luis Enrique points out the area Arsenal were the strongest during their victory against PSG.

Key Strength which made Arsenal Victorious:

Arsenal’s victory over PSG amazed Luis Enrique. He noticed one key point that made Arsenal take the upper hand against the French Giants. He said Arsenal was one of the best teams in the Champions League because of how they are playing right now. The Gunners were already leading in the first half by two goals the German star Kai Havertz and the English talent Bukayo Saka. They did not have to do much in the second half because of their two goals in the first half. The French Giants failed to make any form of chances against the Gunners that led them to their defeat.

What did Luis Enrique say after the match?

Luis Enrique said that the physicality of the Arsenal players played a key role in the victory against PSG. “Our rivals tonight were much better in terms of intensity, in terms of pressure, they won every duel”, The PSG boss said. In the second half, he noticed Arsenal taking lesser risks and lesser upward runs. They were mainly defensive in the second half. Arsenal were always the better side in the entire game. He mainly focused on the duels in the entire game.

He said on the press conference “Really, it’s impossible to come out of a game with a positive result if you don’t manage to win any duel on the pitch.”. Arsenal’s team being very physical, they had the upper hand in the duels against PSG. The PSG boss knew that Arsenal will press higher and play more and more aggressive. PSG could not handle so much pressure from the other side, leading them to score goals. He stated that it was a “deserved victory” for Arsenal. “If you try to overcome that pressure but you lose every single duel you’re going to be far away to win the match.”, the PSG boss said.

When Luis Enrique was asked about the French Giant’s weakness from set pieces, he said how Arsenal is one of the best aerial teams of Europe. They were better in crosses all throughout the match against PSG. He also stated that the second goal from Arsenal was “luck” and it could have been defended easily but PSG could not do so.

PSG was playing away from home against a team who are performing in the top level of European football, being one of the best teams in the last few seasons. The PSG team could not handle that much pressure. He said that Arsenal were just the better side throughout the match. There is no analysis really, when the opponents outclassed PSG. They won most of the duels, they are one of the best aerial teams in the world. Mikel Arteta tactically outplayed Luis Enrique. He did not start Nwaneri and started Thomas Partey instead of him because of his great physicality. Mikel Merino made his debut today and he played well. Two of the best players on the pitch were Kai Havertz and Saliba.

Donnarumma made a lot of errors during the match as well. The Italian international, made an error by not saving the cross from Trossard which made Kai Havertz put the ball in the back of the net. He also did not save the Saka free-kick either. He has been really good in Ligue 1 but has been failing to perform well in the Champions League. Donnarumma did not do well either in the previous season Champions League match against Dortmund. He did not do well in the last four season’s in the UEFA Champions League for PSG.

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