Luis Enrique Warns Barcelona to Be Wary of 'Structured' PSG Ahead of Champions League Tie

Published on: 13 February 2017

Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has warned his side to be wary of a 'more structured' PSG team when the two European giants meet in the Champions League on Tuesday.


Both sides are lagging behind in their respective league battles, with Barcelona a point behind Real Madrid having played two games more in the La Liga title fight, while PSG remain three points behind Monaco in the battle for Ligue 1.


Barcelona have previously knocked out PSG at the quarter final stage, besting their French counterparts in the 2013 and 2015 editions of the competition, but Enrique believes PSG will be more tactically astute thanks to the arrival of manager Unai Emery, who previously managed Spanish sides Sevilla and Valencia.

"We have good memories from this pitch, from this team but it was never easy," the former midfielder told a news conference on Monday, as quoted by theDaily Mail.


"Knowing Unai, I know he will try to make our life complicated.


"He knows us perfectly, he knows exactly what we have to offer.


"Our goal will be to keep the ball and create space because they will be taking risks.

"They are now more thorough than they used to be and they are more structured, and they also have great forwards."


Barcelona have trained at theParc des Prince ahead of Tuesday's match, with forward trio Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar all involved for the Catalan giants. While Barcelona will be hopeful their impressive forward line can secure thewin, PSG will be reliant on striker Edinson Cavani, who has scored an impressive25 Ligue 1 goals in 23 league appearances so far this season.

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