“the state of the pitch” was “damaging to the game”, deplores Luis Enrique after PSG’s draw in Clermont

2023-09-30 20:10:51

By Le Figaro with AFP

Posted 12 minutes ago

Like Kylian Mbappé, PSG got tripped up this Saturday in Clermont. OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP

Paris-SG conceded a draw this Saturday at Clermont (0-0) during the seventh day of Ligue 1.

Luis Enrique, coach of Paris SG after the draw (0-0) in Clermont on Saturday: “The statistics are good but the state of the pitch was detrimental to both teams. The ball looked more like a rabbit jumping. Clermont could have won the match, he had several chances. Us too, but the state of the ground prevented us from doing so. We created and played more than Clermont, we had a good match. We had 21 shots, 10 of which were on target, so the players did their best to win. But we didn’t manage to hunt the rabbit. Clermont changed (compared to its previous matches), played longer. Away matches are always difficult, with motivated opponents, the public, the atmosphere, all that makes the difference, and against Newcastle it’s a match which arouses a lot of interest, it will be a better match.