PSG boss Luis Enrique hits back at French journalist over ‘Kylian Mbappe claim’ as he seeks to make history in the Champions League

Luis Enrique defended his management on Friday night, insisting he has taken the same approach throughout his time at Paris Saint-Germain.

The Spaniard won a domestic double last season, his first at the club, but with Kylian Mbappe in the team PSG could not progress beyond the semi-final stage of the Champions League.

Without Mbappe, they face Inter Milan in Munich this weekend bidding to win the competition for the first time — and complete the Treble.

In a fiery response to a question from a French journalist, who suggested the squad now had perfect harmony, Enrique said: ‘We’ve had this harmony since the get-go.

‘Maybe you guys didn’t want to see that. I don’t like what you are saying. Maybe if we’d won last year you would say different.

‘I’m the same person since the start. I’ve got exceptional players. 

Inter Milan and PSG will compete for the Champions League trophy in Munich this weekend

Enrique pictured during his PSG team’s training session on the eve of Saturday night’s final

‘We see the glass as half-full. I get them to play as a team, but that’s my objective since day one.

‘Our journey has been difficult, a long and winding road. The fact we struggled through it is an advantage now.

‘We have shown no fear up until now, and it won’t be the case [on Saturday].’