Suarez at the double against PSG as Luis Enrique hails ‘complete’ Barcelona
French side outclassed in Paris as Catalans close in on semis
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique admitted he could scarcely have hoped for a better performance after his side blew away Paris Saint-Germain with a 3-1 victory in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday.
The Spanish league leaders ended PSG’s 33-game unbeaten home run in Europe stretching back to 2006 as Neymar opened the scoring in the first half at the Parc des Princes before Luis Suarez added a superb double in the second half, leaving next week’s return leg looking like little more than a formality.
“We were superior in midfield, were dangerous going forward and defended well as a team. It was a very complete performance from us,” said Enrique, who was not too concerned about the late consolation conceded when Jeremy Mathieu deflected a Gregory van der Wiel shot into his own net.
“I would be happier if we hadn’t conceded the goal, but we didn’t get much luck with it. It caught out our goalkeeper, but I wouldn’t change our game tonight, even if a 3-0 would have been perfect.”
PSG will need to score at least three goals to stand a chance of progressing to the semi-finals when they go to the Camp Nou for the second leg next Tuesday.
