The Greatest Game Ever? Luis Enrique says yes! Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich just combined for NINE goals in a record-shattering Champions League semifinal: Yankee Scores reports.
Paris-Saint Germain coach Luis Enrique waxed lyrical about his side’s victorious performance against German giants Bayern Munich, which ended in a 9-goal thriller (5-4) in favor of the French side.
A Record-Breaking Night in Paris
He further described the game as the best game of his coaching career.
The semi-final tie at Parc des Princes turned out to be a classic game with nine goals in the first leg. This made it the highest-scoring semifinal match in Champions League history. It also tied for the second-most goals in any knockout stage game in Europe’s top competition.
Intensity “Unmatched” by the MSN Era
Having coached Barcelona, where he led a team spearheaded by Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, and Neymar Jr. — to Champions League glory, Enrique claimed the intensity in yesterday’s game is unmatched.
“I have never seen a match with this kind of intensity,” Luis Enrique said. “This is not the time to point out flaws; we just need to congratulate everyone.
“We deserved to win, we deserved to draw and we deserved to lose today. It was a fantastic match. It has been, without a doubt, the best match I have ever been involved in as a coach.”
“I’m so tired, and I didn’t run a single kilometer,” he said. “So I don’t know how the players are feeling.”
“I just asked my staff, ‘How many goals do you think we will need to win this match?’ They said, ‘Minimum three.’ Bayern Munich in their stadium are even stronger, but we will try and show the same mentality.”
At the Allianz Arena, Bayern Munich will aim to outsmart the holders, PSG, in front of their supporters.
Atleti host Arsenal
Spanish side Atletico Madrid host Arsenal today at the Metropolitano Stadium. The final will be played in Budapest, Hungary, on May 30.
