Paris šC Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique insisted Wednesday that a ¡°catastrophic¡± run of Champions League matches against some of Europe¡¯s best sides had set his team up perfectly for the playoff round as he shrugged off suggestions that not qualifying directly for the last 16 was a failure.
¡°If any team is ready for the playoffs and for whoever we have to play, it is us ¡ª when you look at the teams we have played, it is catastrophic,¡± the Spaniard said after the reigning European champion finished the league phase with a 1-1 draw against Newcastle United.
The Premier League club was in the bottom pot of seeds, and PSG ended up facing the Magpies instead of comparative minnows such as Pafos and Kairat Almaty.
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