Luis Enrique optimistic PSG can get even better

Paris St Germain are top of Ligue 1 and have qualified for the last 16 of the Champions league but there is much more to come from the team, manager Luis Enrique said on Saturday.

A 1-1 draw at Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday secured a place in the Champions League knockout stage and they have a four-point lead in Ligue 1 with the coach expecting further progress.

"I don't have any doubts that we will be better. All my teams have improved as the months have passed," Luis Enrique told a press conference.

"In February I have no doubt that we will have players back from big injuries, we are open to the transfer window and the chance of bringing in players. So why would I be negative or play the victim? I am an optimist, that is my nature."

PSG finished second in Group F behind Dortmund but the Spaniard is pleased with how they came through a tough group which also included AC Milan and Newcastle United.

"If you look at the team statistics, we are leaders in almost every key aspect, possession, chances, expected goals," Luis Enrique said.

"We are certainly one of the best teams but in the group stage we faced teams that you could face in the last 16, quarter-finals or semi-finals.

"Of course I am optimistic because this wasn't a normal Champions League group. It was the most difficult one in the competition. We have managed to qualify."

MBAPPE UPSET

Kylian Mbappe was visibly upset at PSG's conservative tactics towards the end of the game with Dortmund.

Milan were winning against Newcastle, which meant defeat for PSG would have seen them knocked out of the competition.

Luis Enrique said after the draw that he had told his players to take fewer risks and he sympathised with Mbappe.

"Of course, I understand the players and I understand