JAKARTA - Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) coach Luis Enrique refused to be equalized between his Champions League winning squad and the team previously reinforced by Kylian Mbappe.
The question rolled out at a press conference ahead of the 2025 Club World Cup semi-final against Real Madrid.
"This is a question about the past and I'm not here to talk about the past, I'm just thinking about the future," Enrique said when asked if PSG is better now without Mbappe.
The Spaniard admitted that facing his former player added to the spices in the match, saying that playing against the most successful team in the world was an additional motivation.
PSG again had to face extreme conditions in New Jersey, with kick-offs in the afternoon in the hot sun after temperatures in the semifinals on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, local time, between Chelsea vs Fluminense surged past 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) with a humidity of more than 54 percent, prompting warnings from the National Weather Agency.
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"We're getting used to it. Playing in conditions like this because it's been a normal thing during the 2025 Club World Cup. Everything will go as usual."
"This is not good for the spectacle because it is difficult to play in that position. The same applies to both teams," said Luis Enrique.
Despite the challenging situation, the former Barcelona coach will enjoy the high-risk game.
"Playing against Real Madrid will be a special game, no doubt."
"At the same time, we are happy to play games like this because it means you have done a good job and you are in a position to play in the semifinals," he said.
The winner will face Chelsea in the final on Monday, July 14, 2025, early in the morning WIB, after the Premier League team secured their place with a 2-0 win over Fluminense on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, early in the morning WIB, thanks to Joao Pedro's two new striker goals.
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