Luis Enrique has revealed that Paris Saint-Germain must be wary of the threat posed by Liverpool ahead of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg clash on Tuesday night.
The European champions enter the clash with a two-goal advantage from the first leg in which they were very wasteful and could have scored more.
However, Enrique believes the tie is far from over and his side must avoid underestimating their opponents to stand a chance of progressing to the next round.
“That’s the difficulty in this game as you need to be really careful,” Enrique said.
“There are pitfalls. It’s almost a trap. Everyone says ‘you won easily 2-0 and are much better than the opposition. People say that and it might be the case, I don’t know. But things can change so quickly.
“You need to be ready. You can concede in the first half and the game is still open. What I do think is that we need to prepare this game exactly as previous games. [Liverpool] are going to have to come out and attack, try to score. but I need to ensure my team knows it will encounter difficulties. It won’t be easy”, he continued.
Liverpool won the first leg, while Paris Saint-Germain were winners in the second leg before advancing on penalties when both sides met in the Round of 16 last season.
However, the Reds have been inconsistent of late, leaving the French side as overwhelming favourites to advance.
“It’s difficult to know if we are stronger this time around or last time. It won’t get you anywhere. The important thing is we’ve shown what we are able to do and overcome difficulties”, Enrique added.
“That’s one of our qualities. Last year we absolutely had to win as we lost the first leg. This year we won the first leg but will prepare the second leg in same way.”
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