“EN” “We are champions, 99.9%,” celebrated Luis Enrique on Sunday after the 1-0 victory against Brest, which all but secured the title for PSG before their last two matches. To definitively seal this trophy, Parisians must not lose against Sang et Or, who are six points behind with a significantly worse goal difference (+29 compared to PSG’s +44).
The loop would be closed for Luis Enrique’s players, who have been under pressure from the Northerners throughout the season. “We have highlighted what Lens has achieved this season. Nobody at the start of the season imagined that. It’s the first time since I arrived here that a team has caused us problems. They deserve to be in the Champions League, congratulations to them. We will seek to enjoy a high-level match. It’s a real test,” explained Luis Enrique to the press on Tuesday, ahead of the rescheduled 29th round match on Wednesday.
“It has been very difficult for us, the last two championships we won were calmer,” he declared on Sunday evening. Wednesday night will be “a celebration for French football, with the two best teams of the season,” he emphasized.
Tribute to Pierre Sage Luis Enrique thus paid tribute to the Lensois and to Pierre Sage, voted best coach of the season on Monday, who complicated the quest for this new national title, without focusing on the injuries and general physical fatigue of his troops disrupting the first part of the 2025-2026 season.
While waiting to go for a second consecutive European title and make history on May 30th in Budapest against Arsenal, the Parisians have work to do on the national stage. This will allow them to “arrive in the best physical, mental, individual, and collective conditions” for the final, emphasized Luis Enrique.
As since the beginning of the season, the PSG staff is carefully managing the squad to arrive in Hungary in optimal form. For this, Willian Pacho, Nuno Mendes, and Warren Zaïre-Emery continue their treatments and will still be unavailable in Lens, as well as Lee Kang-In, who injured his left ankle against Brest on Sunday, and Achraf Hakimi and Lucas Chevalier (thigh), as indicated by the club in their medical release on Tuesday.
Asked on Tuesday about the high number of injuries, Luis Enrique did not wish to provide “any information to my opponents.”
Full Newsroom The infirmary is therefore full for the trip to Bollaert, but Ousmane Dembélé – recently voted best player of the season on Monday – could be lined up to maintain rhythm before Budapest. After the last Ligue 1 match of the season against Paris FC on Sunday at the Jean-Bouin stadium, the Parisians will have almost two weeks without a match to prepare for their ultimate appointment.
“Whether you have a day of rest or a month, you are ready. It won’t be a problem,” said the coach, as a friendly match could take place the weekend before the European final, but the Spanish technician has not yet disclosed the identity of the future opponent.
“We will try to have a little rest during the remaining two weeks, and have important training moments to prepare for the final, a little bit of everything,” explained the coach. “We will be competitive in Lens and in Paris against Paris FC (on Sunday), but the goal is the match on May 30th,” he asserted.”
