Luis Enrique mentioned he was attempting to separate gamers throughout a post-match brawl on the finish of Paris Saint-Germain’s Membership World Cup ultimate defeat in opposition to Chelsea after footage appeared to point out the him pushing João Pedro to the bottom.
Chelsea’s 3-0 win ended with unhealthy tempered scenes following an 86th minute pink card proven to PSG’s João Neves for pulling the hair of Blues defender Marc Cucurella and the 2 units of gamers clashed on the ultimate whistle.
Pedro, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Achraf Hakimi have been all concerned in a confrontation earlier than Luis Enrique appeared to push the Chelsea ahead within the face. However the former Barcelona coach mentioned that whereas the scenes have been “not what was greatest,” he mentioned that he was making an attempt to calm the scenario.
“I’ve no downside expressing my feeling on the finish of the sport in a excessive stage of stress,” he instructed reporters. “It is very nerve-racking for all of us. It’s going to be unimaginable to keep away from that.
“Everyone was concerned. It was not what was greatest and the tip results of the stress of the match.
“I’ve seen [Chelsea coach Enzo] Maresca. I noticed he had pushed others and we needed to separate all of the gamers and I have no idea the place that stress got here from.
“However this can be a scenario we should all keep away from. That goes with out saying. My intention is that I wished to separate the footballers, so the conditions did not develop into worse.”
Chelsea’s Pedro mentioned he thought a number of the staff could have quickly misplaced their heads after the loss, however appeared to put in writing the scenario off whereas speaking within the combined zone.
“I needn’t say about them as a result of it is regular. Everybody needs to win the sport and, ultimately, I believe they misplaced their heads,” Pedro mentioned. “However that is soccer, this has occurred and now we have to take pleasure in it as a result of we gained the match, that is it. I do not wish to discuss an excessive amount of about them as a result of you know the way it really works. Soccer is that this.”
After falling to a shock defeat, which denied PSG the possibility so as to add a world title tot their Champions League crown, Luis Enrique mentioned his staff weren’t “losers.”
“We aren’t losers, there are not any losers,” he mentioned. “We’re the runners-up. A loser is any person who offers up. On this excessive stage of sport there are not any losers in any way.”
Luis Enrique and PSG will get some wanted day off with the conclusion of the Membership World Cup. They return to motion on the weekend of Aug. 17 when Ligue 1 play resumes.