Luis Enrique says it would be "ridiculous" to look too deeply into Paris Saint-Germain slumping to a second straight Ligue 1 defeat on Saturday. (More Football News)
The Spaniard put out a heavily rotated starting lineup for Saturday바카라s clash against Strasbourg, undoubtedly keeping one eye on Wednesday바카라s Champions League semi-final second leg against Arsenal.
Strasbourg, who are now in fourth place and certainly eyeing a Champions League spot, took the lead in the 20th minute when Mamadou Sarr's header deflected into the net off Lucas Hernandez.
The hosts then doubled their advantage late in the first half as Felix Lemarechal curled a brilliant strike into the top corner.
PSG raced out the blocks after the break, pulling a goal back after just 44 seconds, courtesy of a composed run and finish from Bradley Barcola.
The visitors rallied hard for a late equaliser, with Goncalo Ramos squandering good opportunities, sending a header wide of the target and seeing a last-gasp effort denied by Djordje Petrovic as the hosts held on to win 2-1.
It marks the first time since April 2023 that PSG have lost back-to-back Ligue 1 matches, following last weekend바카라s defeat to Nice.
Despite the loss, Luis Enrique insisted that he is pleased with the way his side performed.
바카라It was a very high-level match,바카라 the PSG manager said.
바카라It is not worth going too deep into it because the objectives I had imagined have materialised, apart from the result.
바카라I think it was a very close match between two teams who want to play in the Champions League next season.
바카라It's ridiculous to go beyond that. I also want to say that we were close to a draw, we had chances. But it바카라s not easy to play against this Strasbourg team.
바카라They have a lot of quality and experience. Now, we have to recover and enter a phase of immersion for Wednesday바카라s match [against Arsenal].바카라
Speaking on the rotated lineup that featured a host of academy graduates, the Spaniard added: 바카라We started with four players from the academy and finished with five. I am very satisfied with their performances.바카라
Indeed, with Warren Zaire-Emery, Senny Mayulu, Axel Tape and Ibrahim Mbaye all included in the starting lineup, PSG became the first team in the big five European leagues to start a league match with four players born in 2006 or later.
PSG now turn their attention to Wednesday바카라s Champions League semi-final second leg against Arsenal at the Parc des Princes, where they hold a narrow 1-0 advantage from the first leg.
