Luis Enrique: “We have to get out of our comfort zone”

Luis Enrique Martínez, coach of Paris Saint-Germain and current two-time European champion (2025 and 2026), asked his players this Tuesday to get out of “the comfort zone” before facing the Champions League debut on Wednesday against Slovan Bratislava coached by Yaya Touré and in which Panamanians César Blackman and Cristian Jesús Martínez play.

“The past is the pastyou have to renew your driving license every year. Everyone is motivated to play against us. You have to accept it and get out of our comfort zone. “I am prepared to show that you have to reinvent yourself every day,” said the Asturian, at a press conference prior to the European champion’s debut in the Champions League at the Parc des Princes in Paris.

Luis Enrique acknowledged that, looking only at the results of Ligue 1 (two draws and one defeat), the balance is “catastrophic”, but he clarified that he also seeks to “give value” to what is really happening on the field of play. “There are things to improve, but we deserve more points” in the French League, he pointed out.

Regarding the debut against Bratislava, the former coach of Barcelona and the Spanish team acknowledged that it was “an apparently easy match”, but asked not to get complacent.

“It is the most difficult competition. How many teams can win? Six, eight, five. The difference is very small. We are looking to have a very good start. We are going to play a seemingly easy game, but there are no easy games. “You have to stay focused,” he concluded.