Ahead of the Trophée des Champions (French Super Cup) between Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique de Marseille, Luis Enrique was present at the pre-match press conference. An opportunity to take stock and answer journalists' questions.

On the match itself (via PSG TV)

"I must say we are well. We started the year well. We are happy to be here, it's another final. We will have to see the state of the pitch, we have one more training session to do […] It's a final and the possibility of winning a trophy. It's also a 'Classique' against OM and we know the importance of this match. We will try to win and continue to improve to play our best football."

The stakes of the match

"We know the difficulty of continuing to win trophies. It's a motivation. Tomorrow is a final, it's a 'Classique.' We know the importance of this match for the supporters."

ChatGPT predictions

"You should have asked ChatGPT at the start of the season if PSG could win, it would have said no. You have to read ChatGPT with intelligence. For tomorrow we need to do everything with more efficiency, with and without the ball."

The return of attacking players

"It depends on many things, on the players' condition, the match, the battery charge. When you have to make a decision, you have to judge everything. Tomorrow is a final, we rested during the Christmas break. We should see, more or less, the real PSG team tomorrow."

Keeping motivation

"The most important thing is to enjoy the work. In training, I saw the team enjoying themselves and being hungry with the desire to play football. That's the most important thing. After that, there are ups and downs for everyone in a season. I hope to still win many matches and win trophies."

A feeling of revenge against OM?

"When you play a 'Classique' against OM and on top of that a final, it's not a revenge for the league match. We will have to manage emotions well, be attentive to details. Not a revenge, but we know the importance of this match for the supporters, the club, and the team."

On Marseille

"What I like about Roberto De Zerbi is his mentality. He attacks every day, he sets up his team to attack. OM has quality players, but we want to dominate the match, have the ball, and press as quickly as possible to recover the ball as soon as possible. We want to be ready to face any situation in the match."

The absence of supporters and the intensity needed

"In my opinion, it's not difficult to find the intensity for these kinds of matches. A 'Classique' in France is always special because one of the two teams' supporters is always missing. That was the case when I arrived, so we must take this match as an opportunity. It's beautiful that people from another country can see this match. I hope we will offer them a great match."

Approaching a physical match against OM

"Of course every match has different aspects. I analyzed our first match, we played a match and we didn't deserve to lose. I remember the atmosphere away, but we are used to it. You have to know how to manage emotions, we are used to these kinds of matches and this level of match. I have confidence in my team. We will have to manage the emotions of such a match."

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