'I think we deserve the trophy': Luis Enrique on claiming back-to-back titles

[h2]Initial feelings[/h2][p][b]"It can only be positive, it's a dream come true. I think it was a high-level final against one of the most difficult opponents, especially after they scored in the first ten minutes. We were in hot water, but were able to get back up. They were perfectly defending, physically attacking; it was hard to power through. [/b][/p][p]"This back-to-back has been tough, but we're so happy for our supporters. Now let's party."[/p][h2]Thinking about the third triumph[/h2][p]"We all have objections, we'll think about them in the autumn. Now, we have written history. We played the CWC after the Champions League; it was really hard for us. Now almost everyone goes to the World Cup, another high-level competition."[/p][embed guid="8bba4a7c-0f82-46f7-aaeb-569aaf25e706" url="https://x.com/PSG_inside/status/2060843450518347794" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Penalty shootout[/h2][p][b]"Business as usual. I had six players on the list, they decided the order between themselves. I wanted everyone to go into it with a clear head, just to get it over with. [/b][/p][p]"It was a very tight game, very hard. We played against the strongest set piece team in all of Europe. But I think we were able to dominate. I'm so happy and think we deserve the trophy. After all of the difficulties we had in the season, I think we deserve the trophy."[/p][h2]Kick-off time not changing preparations[/h2][p][b]"In football, you have to be ready. One of the best qualities we have as a team is resilience. We were able to overcome all our problems and today we showed that against a strong Arsenal team. We played until the last minute and showed the level of our team."[/b][/p][h2]Keeping the core of the team[/h2][p]"That's another chapter. We will follow the same line, we don't need a lot of players because it's difficult to find the right players to play in our team. We are going to analyse, we are working on the future, but we are not in a hurry. We already have a great squad. We need some players to change in a few positions, but we are the champions or Europe, so... Piano piano (laughs)".[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/arsenal-hA1Zm19f/psg-CjhkPw0k/?mid=EJZRaQ15"]Check out the match stats here[/a][/b].[/p]