Luis Enrique sends message to Arsenal and Mikel Arteta after shock PSG defeat

Luis Enrique saw Paris Saint-Germain’s unbeaten run in Ligue 1 end on Friday night (DPPI/Shutterstock)

Luis Enrique insists he is ‘not worried at all’ about facing Arsenal in the Champions League next week after Paris Saint-Germain’s surprise defeat at home to Nice on Friday night.

PSG were crowned Ligue 1 champions earlier this month but their hopes of finishing the domestic season unbeaten for the first time in history are now over after they were beaten 3-1 by Nice at the Parc des Princes.

Fabian Ruiz cancelled out Morgan Sanson’s opening goal for Nice but Sanson put the visitors back in front before Youssouf Ndayishimiye extended their lead in the 70th minute.

PSG registered 32 attempts on goal and Nice required a brilliant performance from their goalkeeper, Marcin Bulka, to prevent the Ligue 1 champions from scoring more than once.

Luis Enrique’s side will now turn their attention to the first leg of their Champions League semi final against Arsenal on Tuesday evening.

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But ahead of PSG’s trip to the Emirates Stadium to face Mikel Arteta’s side, Luis Enrique is adamant that he has no concerns about his team.

‘First of all, I would like to congratulate Nice. They were 100 per cent efficient, they came close to our goal once in the first half, and they scored,’ Luis Enrique said after the game.

Luis Enrique says he is ‘not worried’ about his PSG players after their loss at home to Nice (ABACA/Shutterstock)

‘Then, they had two chances, and they scored again. They had a very high level of efficiency. I don’t think the result was deserved. We played a full match.

‘At half time, we deserved a better result than a draw, and on their first chance of the second half, we conceded this goal. It’s surprising but it’s possible.

‘Our goal was to continue breaking records and that one won’t be possible

[PSG’s unbeaten record]. But that doesn’t change our goal of reaching the Champions League final.’

PSG are the only side remaining in the Champions League who reached the semi-final stage last season and on Friday night, the club’s supporters unveiled a banner which read: ‘Eliminate Arsenal, bring us to the final’.

Asked if he is worried by the result, Luis Enrique replied: ‘Based on what I saw, I’m signing up straight away for Tuesday in London and the return leg.

PSG’s supporters unveiled a banner which read: ‘Eliminate Arsenal, bring us to the final’ during their loss to Nice at the Parc des Princes (AFP via Getty)

‘Not for the result, obviously, but I saw a team that had 30 chances to score. I’m not worried at all. We attacked, didn’t calculate, and we came up against a goalkeeper who made some incredible saves.

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‘We are the best team in France, by far, we proved it. We have to be brave now and think about winning the Champions League.’

‘Right now, the players are clearly affected. We deserved to win, no doubt about it. But if the opponent is 100 per cent efficient and you’re not as efficient as usual, things turn around. It’s as simple as that.’

Asked why he fielded a full-strength side, Luis Enrique replied: ‘Draw whatever conclusions you want from that.

‘I’m not going to give any clues to Arteta.’

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