Soccer-Luis Enrique hails the firepower of his PSG side


Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Round 16 - Second Leg - Chelsea v Paris St Germain - Stamford Bridge, London, Britain - March 17, 2026 Paris St Germain coach Luis Enrique during the match Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge

LONDON, March 17 (Reuters) - Paris ⁠Saint Germain coach Luis Enrique hailed his players' ruthlessness ⁠in front of goal in their 3-0 defeat of Chelsea ‌in the Champions League on Tuesday which gave the reigning European champions an 8-2 aggregate win over the Londoners.

"We were very precise," the Spaniard told reporters. "We ​scored the first two goals very quickly ⁠and that was the key ⁠to the game."

PSG raced into a 2-0 lead within 14 minutes ⁠thanks ‌to goals from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Bradley Barcola. Substitute Senny Mayulu made it 3-0 in the 62nd minute.

"I ⁠think today we showed once again that we truly ​are a team ‌that can play in different ways and which is ⁠always unpredictable for ​our opponents," Luis Enrique said.

"Of course I am proud because you don’t expect that kind of result," the Spaniard said.

Chelsea coach Liam Rosenior ⁠also paid tribute to the devastating attacking ​power of Luis Enrique's side.

"They were clinical in both games, shots from outside the box," Rosenior said. "That’s the level we need to get ⁠to."

He said he was disappointed that PSG's first goal had been the result of the kind of error - on this occasion by defender Mamadou Sarr - that has hampered his side in recent ​games, including a howler by goalkeeper Filip ⁠Jorgensen last week in Paris.

Rosenior said he believed Chelsea would be ​able to turn around their recent poor ‌run of form.

"We can get there ​without the individual mistakes that we’re making at the moment," he said.

(Writing by William Schomberg; editing by Clare Fallon)

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