“I have the best workforce in the world”

Luis Enrique stated that he has the best squad in the world at his disposal in Paris Saint-Germain after having Entered the semifinals of the Champions League At the expense of Aston Villa.

PSG entered the second stage in the tie command after a 3-1 victory in the first stage in the Park des Princees last Wednesday.

And it seemed to have put the tie in bed when the goals of Achraf Hakimi and Nuno Mendes put them 2-0 at night after only 27 minutes, leaving Villa needed four goals only to force the additional time.

But Youri Tielemans gave Esperanza to Villa in the 34th minute when his effort turned to Willian Pacho, who was the victim of the most misery, as he unnoticed John McGinn’s long range effort on his way to the net 10 minutes in the second half.

Ezri Konsa then scored from the next two minutes later to put Villa to the cusp of a remarkable comeback.

However, in the crowd of Villa Rauucous park he was denied the fourth goal he demanded, Gianluigi Donnarumma, who removed a series of savings before Pacho blocked the effort that is apparently linked to Ian Maatsen at the end of the stoppage to confirm the place of PSG in the last four.

Speaking to Prime Video Sport after the game, Luis Enrique was asked if he has the best goalkeeper in the world in Donnarumma, but he went much further.

“I think I have the best squad in the world, not just the goalkeeper,” said Luis Enrique. “You have a lot of quality players in a club like PSG. This is football and it’s competition.”

It may seem that this is a claim of eyebrows to make on a team that took place the services of Kylian Mbappe after its move to Real Madrid last year.

However, with his elimination of Villa after an impressive 16 last victory over Liverpool, Luis Enrique’s confidence in a team yet to lose nationally this season is understandable.

In a nefarious way, he believes that his players will improve due to the experience of having to face Villa.

“This match for us is something that allows to grow and compete even better,” he added.

“Aston Villa was playing very intensely in the second half. I must say that we started the game in a great way, two amazing goals, and I think in the two games we deserved to win.”

PSG will face Arsenal or Madrid in the semifinals. The Arsenal led the 3-0 of the first, with MBAPPE and Madrid in the hope of producing a change of time at Santiago Bernabéu to keep his defense of the title alive.