Soccer-PSG coach Enrique worried about Parc des Princes condition


Soccer Football - Trophee des Champions - Paris St Germain Press Conference - Campus Paris St Germain, Poissy, France - August 15, 2026 Paris Saint Germain coach Luis Enrique during the press conference REUTERS/Tom Nicholson

Aug 22 (Reuters) - A ⁠late venue switch for Sunday's Ligue ⁠1 campaign opener does not worry ‌Paris St Germain coach Luis Enrique, but the state of their home ground - which forced the switch - ​is concerning the manager.

As France ⁠endured its hottest ⁠month on record in July, the grass ⁠in PSG's ‌Parc des Princes suffered heatwave damage, forcing the champions to ⁠move this weekend's match to Roazhon Park, ​the ‌home of their opponents Stade Rennais.

"We’ve been ⁠training as ​usual... but playing in Rennes is different; we have to adapt... these are things ⁠I can’t control, so we ​have to see it as a challenge," Enrique told reporters on Saturday.

Enrique admitted he was ⁠worried about the Parc des Princes pitch.

"We like to play attacking, entertaining football, for which you need a pitch in ​the best possible condition, ⁠which isn’t the case at the moment," ​he said.

The European champions' next ‌home game is on ​Friday against AS Monaco.

(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)

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