Luis Enrique: PSG not overlooking Briochin in Coupe de France tie
Paris Saint-Germain take on fourth-tier Stade Briochin in the Coupe de France, and Luis Enrique is taking no chances on Wednesday.
Luis Enrique insisted Paris Saint-Germain will not overlook their Coupe de France clash with fourth-tier side Stade Briochin on Wednesday.
Briochin have already claimed two notable scalps on the way to the quarter-finals of the competition, beating Ligue 1 sides Nice and Le Havre so far.
PSG have already faced a stern test against lower league opposition, needing two late goals to beat fifth-tier Espaly 4-2 in the round of 32.
Of the final eight left in the competition, only four Ligue 1 sides in Angers, Reims, Brest and PSG remain.
Though many will believe the Parisiens will have one eye on their Champions League tie with Liverpool next week, Luis Enrique said that their full focus was on Briochin.
"If you look at the other teams in Ligue 1, most of them, over half, have been knocked out," manager Luis Enrique told reporters ahead of Wednesday's away game.
"If you look at the games against Espaly and Le Mans, we had to dig in, especially against Espaly, so it is impossible to let up.
"Of course, we hope the pitch will allow us to play well. But we also need to dig in tomorrow. We often see how the underdog comes out on top.
"Sometimes, in football, a team without attacking could win the match."
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PSG followed up their impressive 10-0 aggregate win over Brest in their Champions League knockout play-off tie with a 3-2 victory over Lyon in Ligue 1 on Sunday.
That result maintained Luis Enrique's side's unbeaten start in the French top-flight, while also remaining 13 points clear of second-placed Marseille at the summit.
The Parisiens face Lille in the league before taking on Premier League leaders Liverpool in the Champions League, and Luis Enrique is confident his squad can deal with the busy schedule coming up.
"The most important game is the one tomorrow. And there is also an overall vision with the games coming up in the next month," Luis Enrique said.
"Of course, the plan can be changed. Because one player could play in this game, one player could play in the one after.
"We have lots of players who can play in different positions. So we can make those changes naturally.
"To perform at our best against Liverpool, we need to have the right amount of playing time going into it."