PSG boss Luis Enrique says 'magnificent' Bayern clash could have gone either way

[p]This week, the two sides played out what many considered to be one of the best matches in Champions League history as the side from the French capital emerged [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/bayern-munich-nVp0wiqd/psg-CjhkPw0k/?mid=OA88eBqI"]5-4 winners at their Parc des Princes home[/a].[/p][p][b]"No, I'm not frustrated because it's a unique football match for me," [/b]Luis Enrique told reporters, despite the fact his side had led by five goals to two midway through the second period.[/p][p][b]"We won the match. But we could have drawn, and we could have lost the match, and that wouldn't have been unfair."[/b][/p][image alt="PSG and Bayern played out a nine-goal epic" id="063c113e-caf7-478b-a969-788c16536355" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="84886425-4006-477a-809d-2f29a52fbf75" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]Luis Enrique said the first leg was such a spectacle because of the outstanding performances of both teams' attackers, rather than any defensive shortcomings.[/p][p][b]"It was a very spectacular match because the strikers from both teams got the better of the defenders on numerous occasions, but not because they did a poor job defensively,"[/b] he explained.[/p][p][b]"No, that's what makes this match magnificent, because the standard was incredible, especially from the strikers."[/b][/p][embed guid="d12aec5b-d66a-4dad-b407-2cff38940f29" url="https://x.com/PSG_English/status/2049761730054476033" social-type="twitter" /][p]The 55-year-old praised in particular the contributions of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]PSG[/a] forward [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dembele-ousmane/zsMC2Ec0/"]Ousmane Dembele[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayern-munich/nVp0wiqd/"]Bayern[/a]'s English centre-forward [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kane-harry/v5HSlEAa/"]Harry Kane[/a].[/p][p][b]"The two number nines - look at how they defend. How they attack is what we normally see. But look at how they both defend - it's incredible,"[/b] he said.[/p][p]The second leg of the semi-final will [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/bayern-munich-nVp0wiqd/psg-CjhkPw0k/?mid=WzCGgkEU"]take place next Wednesday in Munich[/a].[/p]