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Enrique on PSG defeat: “Arsenal were superior”

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) boss Luis Enrique said Arsenal were the “superior” team following their 2-0 Champions League loss on Tuesday.

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Arsenal were “superior” said PSG coach Enrique

The French side suffered their first defeat of the season after starting strong in Ligue 1 and Champions League.

Goals from Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka put Arsenal in control before half-time.

PSG traveled to London without forward Ousmane Dembele, who was ruled out due to disciplinary reasons.

During the post-game conference, Enrique seemed to question his squad’s performance throughout the match.

“Today we were far away from the standards you need in this kind of match. Arsenal were much better in terms of pressure, intensity, they won every duel,” Luis Enrique told reporters.”

“It’s impossible to play for a positive result when you don’t win any of your duels on the pitch, their defenders anticipated our attackers and our defenders didn’t anticipate their attackers. Arsenal were superior.”

Arsenal is a big step up

PSG suffered their first loss of the campaign since French superstar Kylian Mbappe left the club to join LaLiga side Real Madrid.

Although things have been going well for the French champions, Enrique admitted that the Premier League side was the dominant team.

“I can’t properly evaluate the level of our team, we will have to wait until the end of the season,” he said.

“This was our first big rival at a higher level. We knew from the first minute they would press us high and they did it aggressively and we couldn’t cope with that pressure.”

“[Arsenal manager] Mikel [Arteta] has been here for five years, I’ve been at Paris for one year and two months. I don’t know where we are. I have a clear idea where I want us to be, but I don’t know how much time I will need.”