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Luis Enrique wants better game management from his players after late goal
Paris Saint-Germain beat Lyon 3-2 away from home in Ligue 1, though a late goal for the hosts almost caused chaos for the Ligue 1 leaders.
Paris Saint-Germain head coach Luis Enrique has called for better game management from his players after their 3-2 victory away to Lyon on Sunday.
The visitors had twice put themselves two goals ahead going into second-half stoppage time before a 92nd-minute goal from Corentin Tolisso led to late drama.
But they were able to hold on, extending their winning run to eight games in all competitions and maintaining their unbeaten Ligue 1 campaign. PSG also stretched their lead at the top to 13 points.
While Luis Enrique was happy with another dominant performance, he acknowledged they lost control of the match against sixth-placed Lyon, having to defend their advantage until the end.
"The second half started with good intensity, we scored two goals, but there were two important moments where we continued to speed up the play and go for goals," he told a press conference.
"When you play too much with your heart, your head stops working, and with a two-goal advantage you have to control the game. When there is a team that already have it lost, there are risks.
"The game got complicated at the end and in the last few minutes there was a feeling of defending by overloading which, in my opinion, is not the best way to defend."
This victory was PSG's first match since hammering Brest 7-0 in the Champions League knockout play-offs in midweek, which resulted in a 10-0 aggregate victory. Luis Enrique was pleased with his team's mentality to keep winning, having not lost since November.
"Our idea has been to play attacking football from the start. We look for players to offer fans not only victories and titles but also an attractive way of playing," he said.
"Today the team has continued to improve. In terms of personality the team has grown in a match that became tense, the second half was wonderful in terms of emotional and physical control.
"The match went crazy and when you're winning you can't go crazy but I think the team grew again today in personality and character."
Next up for PSG is a visit to fourth-tier Stade Briochin in the Coupe de France quarter-final on Wednesday.