Enzo Maresca reveals surprise Luis Enrique message after Man City vs PSG classic

Luis Enrique and Enzo Maresca watched their teams put on a classic (Picture: Getty Images)

Luis Enrique admitted his Paris Saint-Germain side were lucky to beat Manchester City on Wednesday night, revealed Enzo Maresca.

The back-to-back Champions League winners left the Etihad with a 4-2 win after a pulsating contest in Manchester.

PSG were stunning in the first half, taking a 3-0 lead 32 minutes into the game thanks to Desire Doue, Ousmane Dembele and Vitinha.

Manchester City fought back brilliantly and were vastly improved after the break, creating plenty of chances and scoring twice through Erling Haaland.

The defending champions were not finished, though, with Maghnes Akliouche scoring a fourth and PSG even surviving Ferran Torres missing a penalty to secure a great win.

It was a thrilling match, with both teams creating a lot of goal-scoring opportunities as City produced 27 shots and PSG managed 15.

Maresca may have watched his team lose, but was pleased with how they played and responded to the early set-backs, partly thanks to his triple substitution at half-time as Matheus Nunes, Iliman Ndiaye and Ayyoub Bouaddi were introduced.

Erling Haaland scored twice but came up short against PSG (Picture: Getty Images)

‘I think we started quite good until the first goal and then we concede the second after one minute and that probably created a bit of bad feeling, so first half we struggled,’ Maresca told TNT. ‘Second half we were much, much, much better and probably we deserve even something more.

‘It was a bit strange, to be honest, because until the first goal we started quite good. We were in the game, create something, concede nothing, then we concede the first one and after two minutes the second one. It’s already difficult and when you concede two goals in two minutes it’s ever worse. But in the second half I think we create enough to deserve something more.

‘We adjust a little bit the way we were pressing and something also on the ball. It was a bit strange, not because of the way we were pressing or attacking, but we conceded two goals in two minutes and I think we lost a little bit the balance, but then the second half was a completely different game.’

Enzo Maresca felt his team did not deserve to lose to PSG (Picture: Getty Images)

Maresca feels his team deserved at least a draw out of the game and says his opposite number agreed with him.