Luis Enrique greeted “The best first half of the season” of his Paris Saint-Germain team when he focused his attention on next week's collision with Liverpool.
PSG Hammered Lille with 4-1 on Saturday to continue their title statement in Ligue 1, with Bradley Barcola, Marquinhos, Ousmane Dembele and Desire Done on Doel.
All four of PSG's goals came in the first half because they made 10 victories on the spider in all competitions.
The team of Luis Enrique has not suffered any defeat since the losing of Bayern Munich in November, but they are confronted with their biggest test of the season when they accept Liverpool in the Champions League on Wednesday in the first stage of their last 16-piece game.
“It's the best first half of the season,” Luis Enrique told reporters.
“Now we have to think about the two games against Liverpool, think of recovering and being ambitious.
“They are the most in-form team in Europe, both in terms of results and the way they play. It could have been a Champions League final, so we're going to try to play our strengths.”
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Premier League leaders Liverpool stood at the top of the table in the competition phase of the Champions League, while PSG finished 15th and defeated Brest in the play -offs to reach the round of 16.
PSG and Liverpool met twice in 2018 in the group stage of the Champions League, where both teams won at home.
Opta's supercomputer makes Liverpool the favorites to claim from the draw, with 60%. PSG came out at the top of the two legs in 40% of the simulations of the model.
“We are not going to change much. [Saturday’s game] Was a test, Liverpool and Lille have similar things. We put them on such a pressure that they could no longer play from behind, they had to play for a long time, “Luis Enrique added.
“It will be different, it will of course be very complicated, but we are in the best period of the season. We are going to play against the best team in Europe, which qualified brilliantly.
“But it is not in our mentality to speculate, protect ourselves, to stay defensive, we are going to attack and we will try to change that to our advantage.”
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