Beijing time (CEST) at 03:05 on September 5, PSG will host Monaco in Matchday 3 of Ligue 1. Ahead of the match, PSG head coach Enrique attended a press conference. This article is the second part of that press conference.

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Hello, today is September 3rd. Can you assure us that you and your team will do everything to win a third Champions League title for your fans?

But the competition hasn't even started yet! Well, our objective is actually very clear, and you all know it. I've said it many times. It's been that way since my first day here. I'm telling you, to win such important trophies, there is nothing more important in the world than winning the Champions League. Everyone is fighting with great determination, and all Paris fans are confident that we can achieve it.

But that doesn't mean it will be easy. As head coach, you must maintain balance at all times, to manage and control all kinds of energy. When a large amount of positive or intense energy builds up, that's when you must do a good job of balancing it. In such moments, staying calm is clearly the best approach. We haven't even played SK Slovan Bratislava yet. We need to focus now on how to perform better tomorrow and play well in tomorrow's first match.

Hello, I'd like to return to the question about Bradley Barcola's departure and the profile of players who offer deep attacking runs. Without knowing whether the team's overall attacking strength has become stronger or weaker—we'll see in the future—do you think that this season, PSG's overall player profile and attacking characteristics have indeed become different from before? Are there differences?

It's clearly different, because every individual player is unique, and Bradley is a unique player. I think our previous style of play took advantage of his characteristics very well. As I just said, he played a very important role, but I'm very satisfied with our three current attacking players: Maghnes Akliouche, Ferran Torres, and Mika Hotz. We have many possibilities, and all three can play anywhere on the field.

This is very important for us during a long season, because we'll face a very congested fixture list. Every time I see the expression on their faces in training sessions, and the performances Mika has given us—he's only 20 years old now, and Ferran, although he has some experience, is still very young, while Maghnes is a very experienced player, but he was born to play for a team at our level. I'm very satisfied with them, but you don't always have to make comparisons, because we never know what will happen in the future. Let's wait and see.

What goes through your mind when you see that you'll be playing Roma in the Champions League? Roma has been a team with special significance in your playing and coaching career, very close to your heart...

It's a very beautiful memory for me. Unfortunately, this match cannot be played at the Stadio Olimpico, but for me, it's still a very warm and beautiful memory. Let's wait and see—it will be a very difficult match, because Roma has improved significantly under Gasperini's leadership and through their clever work in the transfer window. They are an excellent team.

Good evening. How important is tomorrow's victory? Is it more important for getting your new season off to a good start and staying competitive in the title race, or is its main significance in quieting external noise and criticism about your lack of silverware?

What do you think? If we don't win tomorrow, will we immediately be out of the title race? Do you think so? Well, clearly our objective tomorrow is to beat the team that beat us at Parc des Princes last time, which means this is a very significant challenge, and we will try our best. It won't be easy, because Monaco is always a very good team, especially with this coach, whom I greatly admire. I've always liked coaches who are brave, who like to play football, and who dare to show their own style on the pitch.

Hello, coach, we saw you walking barefoot on the grass earlier, very relaxed and enjoying yourself. Will you do the same at Parc des Princes? But joking aside, have you heard feedback about the new pitch? Do you feel comfortable with it? Is the lack of playing at Parc des Princes at the start of the league a concern for you? In short, I'd like to know your impression...

Of course, of course, we very much wanted to play our first match at Parc des Princes, but that didn't happen, which is a great disappointment for us. Tomorrow, I hope the pitch—I'm told the pitch is in very good condition at the moment, but we need to observe it during tomorrow's match to see whether it can maintain suitable conditions for our style of football throughout the match. Because if there's one team that needs the pitch in very good condition, it's us. We'll wait and see tomorrow.

Hello, Luis. Monaco coach Filipe once said you might be one of the five greatest coaches in football history. How do you feel about this high praise? Also, what are your hopes for this Brazilian coach's first coaching experience at a European club?

This is his first coaching experience at a European club, but he has done many important things in Brazil. As I mentioned before, when we were preparing for the Intercontinental Cup against Flamengo, we already saw what kind of coach he is. When I heard he would come to France to coach, I was initially pleased, but then I started thinking, maybe not so pleased (laughs), because I think it's very important to have a new coach who likes to play, pursues quality, and has rich personal experience as both a player and a coach. This is very good news for French football, and I'm very happy about it. There's nothing more to say—I wish him all the best, of course, after we play against him.

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