As a champion! This Sunday at the Meinau stadium, Paris won ten against eleven after the expulsion of Achraf Hakimi and while it was 1-1 at that time (75th). But Warren Zaire-Emery found the resources to find Nuno Mendes at the far post, scoring with a sharp and angry header. Something to rejoice in Luis Enrique, the coach whose team takes the lead in the championship with two points ahead of Lens.
Is this the victory of character?
LUIS HENRY. Yes. But if we had lost the match, there would have been no character? We had the chance to win this match when everyone thought it was impossible. We have shown for three years that we are a team that fights. We weren’t very precise. We had a very weak first period. We improved in the second half. We controlled the opposing half. I congratulate Strasbourg. It’s a very good team, with young players that I really like. We won and I don’t know if it was deserved. It’s very good for us.
What is your opinion of Matvey Safonov?
I’ve had a lot of goalkeepers in my coaching life who stopped shots on goal. But he’s the best I’ve had in this area. His ability to guess the side, the chosen place, where the shooter is going to hit, is very important.
Ten against eleven, how do you explain your end of the match?
It changed the match because we no longer had the ball. We defended in a low block, which is unusual for us. We looked for a counterattack. We had the chance to do a very good job. Thanks to the entries of Kang-In Lee, Désiré Doué and Ousmane Dembélé too.
Can Kang-In Lee claim better?
He has this ability to change the direction of the ball under pressure, without losing it. He did some good things, he made some good shots. He was important in his entry.
What do you think of the Strasbourg Racing Club?
He doesn’t play against us like he does against other opponents. It was complicated, like at the Parc des Princes.
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