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'Nothing positive to say': Luis Enrique slams PSG players after lacklustre display

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Published 1 month ago

Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Enrique said he ⁠was disappointed with his side's lack of intensity after they lost their last ‌Ligue 1 game of the season on Sunday ‌and urged his players to rediscover ‌their fire ahead of the Champions League final.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]PSG[/a], ‌who had already secured their fifth ‌straight title, were beaten [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/paris-fc-0OEHEprs/psg-CjhkPw0k/?mid=IeNfNFwe"]2-1 by local rivals Paris FC on Sunday[/a], and Luis Enrique ‌said it was clear that motivation ⁠was an ‌issue.[/p][p][b]"Nothing positive to say about this match," [/b]he ​told reporters.[/p][p][b]"When you play football without ambition or intensity, this is the ​sort of thing you’d expect to see. [/b][/p][p][b]"I knew before the match how ⁠difficult it would ​be to play this sort of game with no objective, but I’m a bit disappointed."[/b][/p][image alt="PSG were beaten on Sunday" id="b5869005-f142-4637-a6d7-6f7b5d795dcd" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="4ddc9d88-d653-4512-9384-04dac5c05d3c" original-width="1920" original-height="1080" /][p]PSG are not in action again until ‌May 30th when they defend their Champions League crown [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/arsenal-hA1Zm19f/psg-CjhkPw0k/?mid=EJZRaQ15"]in the final against Arsenal.[/a][/p][p][b]"I think my players need to overcome difficult matches and stay motivated," [/b]the Spanish manager added.[/p][p]"The final part of the season will be more complicated than usual because last year we played in the ‌French Cup final and that was ​very motivating for us.[/p][p][b]"But there are still ‌two weeks to go before what I’d call the most important match in our history, and I certainly hope that by that day, there’ll be ⁠no need to ⁠motivate the players."[/b][/p][image alt="Despite the loss, PSG have been in good form" id="b5667ff3-1b57-465c-bfdd-372a2958c5eb" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="1e6b9bc0-f297-4df9-bc01-c3c138ea2f0e" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/arsenal-hA1Zm19f/psg-CjhkPw0k/?mid=EJZRaQ15"]Follow the Champions League final with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]

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