While PSG will face the only team that managed to deprive them of a trophy in 2025, namely the Club World Cup, PSG players are particularly motivated by the idea of facing Chelsea, according to reports. An attitude opposite to that of their coach, Luis Enrique, is wary of this mindset.

It was last July 13 in New York, PSG had just lost their only decisive match of the year 2025, which was and will remain exceptional in every way. In the Club World Cup final, exhausted after an extended season, Paris fell heavily to Chelsea (0-3) and missed out on the most perfect year possible by letting slip the only trophy that was missing then, and will be missing altogether given the harvest that followed.

At the end of the match, the Parisian players' nerves began to unravel. Joao Neves fulfilled the dream of many supporters by grabbing Marc Cucurella's hair. The game ended in chaos at the final whistle, as even the usually calm Luis Enrique joined in, grabbing João Pedro by the collar, who had also been quite irritating during the match. Therefore, when PSG and Chelsea meet again, a little over six months later, for the first leg of the Champions League round of 16, the emotions on the Parisian side will be heightened.

As RMC reported on Saturday, Parisian players are very vengeful ahead of facing the Blues, who beat them. Although they remained silent or neutral when commenting on the draw, the European champions would be very motivated by the idea of facing the world champions. While training sessions were reportedly mediocre before Monaco, which was confirmed on the field, the story is different this time.

An attitude that is very vengeful, which their coach, Luis Enrique, does not share at all. At a press conference just minutes after the draw, he assured that this new meeting between the Rouge et Bleu and the Blues would not be "a revenge," wishing to avoid this term and what it implies. The French radio confirms this point and even assures that the Parisian coach is not particularly happy with his players' state of mind, fearing notably that it pushes them towards stupid errors and very avoidable yellow cards.

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