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<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\nParis Saint-Germain remain highly motivated to win trophies despite their extraordinary success last season, so says Luis Enrique.<\/p>\n
Champions League holders PSG cruised to an 8-2 aggregate victory over Chelsea in the last 16, winning the second leg 3-0 at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n
Khvicha Kvaratkshelia \u2013 the late hero in the first leg \u2013 was on the scoresheet, as were Bradley Barcola and Senny Mayulu to get PSG over the line in style.<\/p>\n
PSG have progressed to the last eight in each of the last three Champions League campaigns, as many times as they managed across the previous eight seasons in the competition (2015-16, 2019-20 and 2020-21).<\/p>\n
They have also won five of their last six Champions League matches against English opposition (D1), as many victories as they recorded in their previous 15 encounters with such opponents in the competition (D1 L9).<\/p>\n
PSG are in a Ligue 1 title race with Lens, and Luis Enrique says he does not have to work hard to keep his players fighting for their goals.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s no credit for the coach. It\u2019s natural,\u201d he said when asked how he keeps the team motivated after last year\u2019s treble success.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey keep playing all the time, they\u2019re always motivated. We finished training next to the bus [on Monday]. They\u2019re a special group of players. It\u2019s a real joy to coach them.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe always have confidence in the team. We\u2019re always looking to improve. We\u2019re very demanding of ourselves, and we\u2019re having a very good season.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ahead of the second leg, Luis Enrique had noted how important it was for PSG to avoid being complacent despite their three-goal cushion.<\/p>\n
While they only had eight shots, five of those were on target in a clinical display as they overperformed their 1.1 expected goals (xG).<\/p>\n
But Luis Enrique also highlighted the importance of Matvey Safonov, who made nine saves to preserve a clean sheet.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, I\u2019m very proud of what I saw throughout the match. We\u2019re very happy with the way we played,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s impossible to win an away Champions League match without a top-level goalkeeper. Safonov, like [Lucas] Chevalier, is one.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve often spoken about how lucky I am to have three very good goalkeepers [including Renato Marin].\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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