00:01Good evening. We will start this conference with Luis Enrique. Your questions in French or German, please.
00:14How do you feel after qualifying for the final? Good evening.
00:21Well, I think it's clear we have to enjoy the moment. It was a high-level game.
00:34Both teams played well. We defended well and we started the game very positively.
00:43We created chances in the first minutes after we scored the goal.
00:54And then when you play this type of game, it's difficult. Bayern was attacking constantly. It was difficult for us.
01:05We were not used to having to defend this way. But as usual, we showed what kind of team we
01:15are, what kind of players we have.
01:17And it's incredible. This is the second Champions League final in a row. This shows the level of the team,
01:27of the players, the fans, the club. We are very satisfied.
01:38You managed several clubs so far. Is this the strongest squad you ever had?
01:44That's difficult to say. But during these last three years, the strongest team, the team that was the most similar
02:01to us, was them.
02:05Well, it was difficult. They have a lot of great players. And they have a playing style that is difficult
02:14to handle, difficult to defend against.
02:20What we showed today shows what kind of team we are. And I want to remind you that we haven't
02:28put on the same team, the same starting XI as for last year's final on the pitch.
02:36This year was quite special with all the injuries that we had. This can be a difficult situation to handle,
02:47but it really shows what kind of team we are. It shows what kind of players we have.
02:57Good evening, coach. Yesterday, you said that the game was going to be different compared to the first leg. I
03:10think that Bayern was nervous. Is it a victory due to morale?
03:17Well? Because it seemed like your team was very calm. Yes, these things are very important to note. We showed
03:29these last three years that we are ready to play against any opponent.
03:35We talked about this quite a lot. To be overexcited is not a good thing. We tried to be at
03:46100%. You can't have a player who is not at 100%. But to be above is dangerous as well.
03:57So, what we saw during the whole game was important for us. Clearly, it was great to see players with
04:12this kind of mentality.
04:17You said it again and again for weeks. Do you think that you can win the second title back to
04:25back? Yes.
04:29Do you remember what I told you after the group stage? Do you remember? What did I say? That I
04:40don't see any team being better than we are.
04:45There were a lot of critics. Everybody said that PSG maybe wasn't that great. But I was right. And I
05:00can appreciate that Bayern is at our level.
05:03And I think Arsenal is also one of the best teams this season. What they did all season long is
05:12incredible. They are still playing in the Premier League. They are in the final.
05:20This is something that you have to point out. But I believe in my team. And I think it's important
05:31to underline it. Good evening.
05:37Last season, there was a lot of talk about the youth of this team, how young they are.
05:43When you look at how players like Warren and Zaire Marie and Desiree D'Ejoie Neves, how they played tonight,
05:50you feel that they matured.
05:53Do you feel as if your team this year, one year later, is even stronger than last season?
06:02It's quite difficult to say. Maybe this is a question that journalists have to answer.
06:16What I can say, and what I think that the fans think, is that it's a team that you can
06:26count on, that are always fighting.
06:30They sometimes play better or worse, but today we showed that when we have to defend with a low block,
06:38then there were many moments during the game where we had to do it and we can do it.
06:47We don't like to do it. We don't select our players to defend with a low block, but we are
06:55able to do it.
07:00And yes, we prayed well for this challenge. And this is crucial. And this is similar to how our fans
07:12are, how our Parisians are.
07:14We like to play good football, beautiful football, but we also like to fight and we like to win fights.
07:23Last question. First, congratulations for going through to the final.
07:33You always say that your team can always improve, even when it's difficult, you can adapt, but are there still
07:42things that the team can improve on?
07:44Well, of course, when I will analyze the game, I will see things that we can still improve on. But
07:54we improved our defense by a lot.
08:00And when you allow too many 1v1 situations against players of this level, then you will have problems. But our
08:08defense was quite strong.
08:10We won more duels than in the first game. And we maintained our level in the offense as well. Because
08:22if you only think about defense, then you won't qualify for the final.
08:28We started this game very well. We scored this goal and it allowed us to play more calmly.
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