Luis Enrique, the coach of Paris Saint-Germain, maintained that his club deserved to be in the Champions League final and was committed to winning the trophy.
After Paris Saint-Germain defeated Arsenal in their last-four match on Wednesday, coach Luis Enrique said his players deserved their spot in the Champions League final and were committed to capturing the cup.
The Spaniard said that PSG’s 2-1 victory in the second leg in Paris guaranteed a 3-1 aggregate victory. “Over the two legs we scored more goals than them and in football it’s the most important thing, but Arsenal played a great game and we suffered a lot,” he stated.
The French champions were eliminated from the match by goals from Fabian Ruiz and Achraf Hakimi each side of halftime. Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka then pulled one back, and Vitinha of PSG had a penalty saved.
Gianluigi Donnarumma, the goalkeeper, had to make a number of crucial stops for the home club, though, and Mikel Arteta, the coach of Arsenal, said his squad had performed better throughout the two games.
It comes after they had been in real danger of elimination due to a poor run of results in the league phase — they lost three of their first five matches, including a 2-0 defeat against Arsenal.
That meant they came 15th out of 36 teams and finished eight points behind the best team, Liverpool.
“I think throughout the competition it is clear that the results are what counts, we know that, but in the league phase there is no doubt we deserved nine points more,” Luis Enrique claimed.
“The fact we had such a difficult set of fixtures in the league phase helped the team improve and grow.
“The statistics showed we were one of the best teams in Europe, and when we started to be more clinical, in a short competition, I think we have showed that we deserve to be in the final.”
