JAKARTA - Luis Enrique challenged Paris Saint-Germain players to make history by winning the first Champions League title for the club in their final match against Inter Milan in Munich, Sunday, June 1, 2025, early morning WIB.
PSG, who were defeated by Bayern Munich in their only appearance in the Champions League final in 2020, aims to become the second French club - after Marseille in 1993 - who was crowned European champions.
The Ligue 1 champion entered the match against Inter Milan as a favorite even though the Italian club had three previous Champions League successes.
Enrique, who guided Barcelona to the fifth European title - and most recently - in 2015 believed that the PSG squad was ready to break the line at the Parc des Princes by winning on Sunday, June 1, 2025.
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"When you make history, it means doing something no one at your club has ever done before."
"However, I like the mindset (of the players). We are where we want to be, but we want to try our best and win tomorrow."
"Our journey is difficult, a long and winding road, but the fact that we are struggling through this tournament in early matches may have helped us now."
"We have to play in the finals in this tournament for a long time and have to face what has been thrown at us."
"However, we have not shown any signs of fear so far. We will not do so tomorrow," Enrique said at a press conference before the match, Friday, May 30, 2025, local time.
After training Barcelona for the success of the Champions League in 2015, Enrique said he is now a better and more mature manager than when he helped the Blaugrana win against Juventus in Berlin.
"I feel calm thanks to my maturity. I have had more than 10 years of experience since 2015."
"I'm 10 years older. So, I'm trying to share my experiences with my players because this is an extraordinary opportunity for them."
"When a coach manages his squad, there is only one goal, namely to make sure the players play as well as possible to win on the pitch."
"This is a team that is used to playing in the final. Mental motivation and aspects are very important, but we are used to this."
"We have harmony and I have changed nothing. I have an amazing squad and they always see glasses as half-filled," said the Spaniard.
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