After he had removed the Champions League for the first time in PSG history at the end of May, Luis Enrique is now aiming his sights on lifting the club World Cup this summer.
PSG, who defeated Inter 5-0 in the Champions League final on 31 May, go to the US for the 32-team tournament as demonstrably the best club side in the world. They have been changed to a juggnaut through former Barcelona boss Luis Enrique with a brand of attacking, fairly running football.
Their young team is led by people like Ousmane Dembele, Desire Done and Kvicha Kvaratskhelia and the manager is looking forward to testing his side from Europe.
“It is a new and really exciting competition, and that means that for the first time in history a club is played a world cup to determine who is the best team in the world of the 32 qualified teams, and at first sight that is incredibly exciting.
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“I think it's great for the fans. The more football is on television, the better, and I think it will be fun for everyone.
“Normally, when a National Team FIFA World Cup takes place, every football fan supports their country, and then they always have their second or third team that they love another national team.
“In this tournament, the fans whose team is not at the Club World Cup, because there are only 32 teams from all over the world, they have the chance to follow teams they might like from Europe, Africa, America or Asia.
“It will certainly be a celebration of football for fans, and I think it can be a competition that will set a global benchmark for the future.”
PSG takes on Atletico Madrid and Brazilian side Botafogo before they are standing in their hometown to Seattle Sounders to complete Group B on the west coast.
The Parisiens is generally expected to sail through their group, but the manager is wary of the unpredictability of knockout football if they get it that far.
“Football is a sport that does not understand honesty and everything can happen in a match as short as the club World Cup, because let's not forget that when you arrive at the round of 16, everything will be decided in a one -off match, the quarterfinals one match, the semi -finals and the final too.
“Football is a sport that always has surprises. The goal is the same in every competition. To try to win that competition. The goal is clear: to compete until the end, to go as far as possible and to have a chance to win.”
Enrique spoke prior to the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup. View all 63 games free live on Dazn.