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Luis Enrique believes no team better than PSG ahead of Bayern semi

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Holders Paris St Germain take on Bayern Munich in a Champions League semi-final clash of two of the ⁠top attacking teams in Europe, and while Luis Enrique says the German club are the most consistent, no team is better than his side.

[p]Three ‌of the last four teams, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]PSG[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayern-munich/nVp0wiqd/"]Bayern[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a], are top of their domestic leagues, and ‌the German side have clinched the Bundesliga, losing one game, having also ‌lost once in Europe.[/p][p]While PSG and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atl-madrid/jaarqpLQ/"]Atletico Madrid[/a] had to come through the play-offs, ‌Arsenal and Bayern were the top two in the league phase. In ‌the last 16 and quarter-finals, PSG netted 12 goals and Bayern 16.[/p][p][b]"It's not just about attacking statistics, but if you look at the defensive ones too, these are the best teams ‌in Europe," [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/diaz-luis/SKjMUHVm/"]Luis Enrique[/a] told reporters ahead of ⁠Tuesday's first leg at home.[/b][/p][p][b]"Arsenal have done ‌an incredible job this season also, in terms of consistency. Bayern are a bit ​ahead of us because they have only lost two games, but if we speak about what we have shown as a team, we're ​right up there.[/b][/p][p][b]"And no team is better than us. I said this after we didn't finish in the top eight in the league phase, that I ⁠didn't see any teams better ​than us."[/b][/p][p]Last season, PSG also finished outside the top eight in the league stage before going on to lift the trophy, and in Ligue 1, having battled with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lens/IBmris38/"]Lens[/a] for long periods, they are six points clear.[/p][p][b]"Every coach wants to head ‌into the run-in in the best possible conditions," the PSG manager said.[/b][/p][p][b]"It's the magic of the Champions League which gives special energy to the players, everyone wants to be there and to make the most of this time."[/b][/p][video alt="Champions League: PSG - Bayern Munich (video preview)" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="c3c7f967-74be-4bde-ae75-da4cd061f0a9" id="92846eb9-e8f2-4417-841b-a0170443a307" /][h2]Flanks to be decisive[/h2][p]Luis Enrique is well aware of the attacking threat posed by Bayern, including wingers Luis Diaz and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/olise-michael/E5pvwqkK/"]Michael Olise[/a], but that will not change the way his side approach the tie.[/p][p][b]"We won the Champions League last season with (full backs) [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hakimi-achraf/MqFBkBsp/"]Achraf Hakimi[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mendes-nuno/ne2xCTJj/"]Nuno Mendes[/a] doing what they do," he said.[/b][/p][p][b]"Of course, they have ‌to defend as well, but we know that they have to attack more ​than they defend if we want to win.[/b][/p][p][b]"We know how difficult it ‌will be, and we have to know how to defend well."[/b][/p][p]The French club had long set their sights on winning the Champions League, and having finally realised that dream last season, there is no chance of a less ambitious PSG this time.[/p][p][b]"The first run was a relief, now it's ⁠a different source of motivation because ⁠last year was great," Luis ‌Enrique said. "We made history. And now, we're hungry for more."[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/bayern-munich-nVp0wiqd/psg-CjhkPw0k/?mid=OA88eBqI"]Follow the game with Flashscore.[/a][/p]

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