In the 2nd round of the Champions League match played on October 2, Beijing time, Arsenal defeated Paris Saint-Germain by 2-0 score. After the match, Paris Saint-Germain manager Enrique attended the conference and took the initiative to take the responsibility for his team's loss.
Enrique said in the conference, "I don't want to get personal, the defeat was my responsibility and I take full responsibility. It was a game we fully deserved to lose because our performance on the field was not up to the standard it should have been. Donnarumma and his teammates played below their normal level in the game."
He further noted that Arsenal showed more strength in the game, especially in the aerial confrontation, as their defenders anticipated Paris Saint-Germain's attacks while the Parisian strikers failed to break down the opponent's defense. Enrique believes that Arsenal dominated in all aspects of the game, which made it difficult for Paris Saint-Germain to get the result they wanted.
Despite the fact that Paris Saint-Germain played against each other with high intensity, Enrique admitted that it was difficult to explain the team's performance against a stronger opponent. He said that he would need to wait until the end of the season to truly understand the level of his team.
In addition, Enrique mentioned that this is the first time Paris Saint-Germain has played a high-level match this season and there will be other similar matches in the future. He believes that this is high level soccer and Paris Saint-Germain needs to keep improving their performance in such matches.
Finally, Enrique said that he doesn't know if Paris Saint-Germain will play Arsenal again this season. But no matter what, what happened today should not happen again. He emphasized the need for the team to learn from it and do better in future matches.
