Paris Saint-Germain head coach Luis Enrique insists Chelsea are an ‘incredible’ team ahead of their potential Champions League last-16 tie.
The Champions League holders drew 2-2 with Monaco within the second leg of their play-off tie on Wednesday night to progress 5-4 on aggregate.
PSG will now play either Chelsea or Barcelona within the last-16 stage, with the draw as a consequence of happen at 11am on Friday.
When asked in regards to the prospect of PSG playing either his former club Barcelona or Chelsea within the Champions League knockout phase, Luis Enrique told Movistar: ‘Neither can be easy.
‘Because it doesn’t rely upon me, I’ll adapt to whatever comes. They’re two incredible teams.
‘Barca could be very special to me and is already becoming a classic for me. Like Manchester City and Real Madrid. Barcelona is a novel city and the club is special.
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‘And if we get Chelsea, we’ll have a couple of things to work on.’
Speaking in his post-match press conference, Luis Enrique also claimed PSG’s tough Champions League league phase has meant that his players are already acclimatised to high-pressure fixtures in Europe.
‘We deserved this qualification nevertheless it was difficult because for me the result was complicated, it was a tough match,’ Luis Enrique said.
‘There are moments once you lose precision and it’s difficult to get well the extent. We’ve to be comfortable with what we did, with having overcome this difficult moment.
Who can the Premier League teams play within the Champions League last-16?
Arsenal will play either Bayer Leverkusen or Atalanta
Chelsea will play either Newcastle United or PSG
Liverpool will play either Atletico Madrid or Galatasaray
Man City will play either Bodo/Glimt or Real Madrid
Tottenham will play either Atletico Madrid or Galatasaray
Newcastle United will play either Chelsea or Barcelona
‘What I can say is that if there’s one team within the Champions League that played against the hardest group, it’s us. We’re used to playing against any team.
‘In fact, we would like to enhance, but we faced a really high-level opponent. Chelsea or Barca could be tough, but when there’s one team that’s ready, it’s us.
‘We’ve to maintain doing the identical thing, we’re able to play any team, in any competition.
‘It’s been a novel season, we’ve had plenty of injured players. That’s not an excuse, nevertheless it’s essential to have the entire squad available. There are three months of competition left, and we’ve got the identical mentality to exit and win.’
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