Luis Enrique has talked up Paris Saint-Germain’s chance of winning the quadruple this season.
♦ PSG chasing quadruple
♦ Could win Ligue 1 by Wednesday
♦ Historic feat working as motivation for PSG squad
WHAT HAPPENED?
PSG, who have an 11-point lead at the top of the Ligue 1 table, could clinch the league title as early as Wednesday should they beat Lorient and Monaco drop points against Lille. They won the French Super Cup back in January and have reached the final of Coupe de France and the last-four stage of the Champions League.
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Now manager Luis Enrique has opened up on the team’s possibility of bagging the quadruple as he admitted achieving the historic feat is working as a major motivation for his players in the dressing room at the business end of the season.
WHAT LUIS ENRIQUE SAID
Speaking to reporters, Luis Enrique said, “The quadruple? Of course, we talk about it. It’s a motivation. It is a way of writing the club’s history and the city’s history. But the most important is not what we win but how we win, how we play. We have eight games left, hopefully nine and we will put the same commitment in all of them.
“It’s motivating us. For the moment, we have one title [the French Super Cup]. We need to win the league and continue to fight in Ligue 1 to respect the other clubs. After we will have the French Cup final against Lyon [on May 25], a special game. It is a long and sinuous road. We will have to be very focused at this end of the season.”
WHAT NEXT FOR PSG?
Les Parisiens are set to face Lorient and Le Havre in their next two Ligue 1 matches on Tuesday and Saturday respectively before they take on Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final fixture on May 1.