Back to serious matters.
A week after its qualification without obstacle in Orléans (1-4) in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France, Paris returns to the championship this Sunday evening (8:45 p.m.) at the Parc des Princes against Brest, third in Ligue 1, who had manhandled the Parisian leader on the way out.
Ten days before meeting the Bretons in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France, Luis Enrique intends to see his troops continue their series of successes and should count on an attacking trio of Dembélé-Mbappé-Barcola which he hopes he has not yet seen at its best level.
What does the journey of a team like Brest inspire you, which we don't expect to be at the top of the table?
Is it easier for your players?
LUIS ENRIQUE
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It's a match that really motivates the players, against the 3rd in the standings, an opponent who played better than us in the first leg, even if they didn't win.
Brest is a complete team that shoots a lot and has a succession of positive matches.
Playing Brest twice in a row, in the championship then in the Coupe de France, does it change the approach?
No, for the moment there is only one match, the championship this Sunday.
It's true that we're going to play them twice in 10 days, but the only one that concerns us is tomorrow (Sunday).
The return of Nuno Mendes is looming.
Would your defense be balanced on the sides if you associate it with a player with an offensive profile like Hakimi?
Good players can all play together.
When we have the ball, I want 11 attackers, when we don't have it, I want 11 defenders.
Are you satisfied with the players you have available in the defensive sector or do you want to recruit during the last week of the transfer window?
To be honest, homework should be done during the summer transfer window.
It is during this period that there are the most concrete possibilities for strengthening oneself.
It's more complicated in the winter transfer window.
I am happy with the squad I have and my objective is to allow them to progress.
How do you judge the evolution of Bradley Barcola, from promising youngster to starter?
The objective when recruiting a player is to see how quickly he adapts and how he adapts to the group.
We don't take age into account, but we look at their adaptability, their propensity to progress.
We don't criticize a player if he doesn't reach his best level because in a season there are always ups and downs.
But my goal is for the player to feel that he can join the team at any time.
In Brest, we usually say that we play every match to win them.
Will it be different against PSG?
Brest will rely on the same pattern as in the first leg with a 4-man defense, perhaps a 5-man midfield. They have exceptional results both at home and away.
It is no coincidence that they are third in the championship, if they have a string of victories and matches without conceding a goal.
For me, they will play to win the match, there is no doubt
You lead one of the youngest teams in Europe.
With Beraldo and Moscardo, she will become younger.
How do we work to develop such young players?
I'd be lying if I said I didn't like having young players, but I also like the older ones.
There are players who surprise you, others who adapt quickly.
As a coach I want all players to progress, whether they are young or older.
Finding top players who can reach the very highest level is a whole process.
I want players who are hungry.
There are 35-year-old players who are hungry and others who, at 20, are statues!
Is the Dembélé-Mbappé-Barcola attacking trio the best you have had this season?
No…well, I don’t know.
Maybe yes, maybe no.
I hope not, I hope that in attack we haven't seen the strongest trio yet.
I am very happy.
If we are a candidate for all the titles, we need all the attackers and each of them to come out of their comfort zone in order to make the team even better.