New Champions League format won't change Luis Enrique's ways at PSG

PARIS : Paris St Germain take on Brest in Ligue 1 this weekend before beginning their Champions League campaign four days later but despite the extra games this season manager Luis Enrique has said there will be no change in how he operates.

The new league phase of the Champions League means PSG will face eight games between now and January, compared to six before, and their first match is against Spanish side Girona on Wednesday after they host Brest on Saturday.

"It's true, the schedule is a bit different but I don't think it is going to change the way I work as a coach," Luis Enrique told a press conference on Friday.

"I have principles that I think are best for the team. It is always good to have around 20 players who think they can play, rather than 12 or 13. That is something that has always produced the best results from me.

"Now we are playing every three days with an intense schedule. I am still calm. Of course players can get injuries or suspensions but I am confident that we can manage all of that this season."

Midfielders Vitinha and Warren Zaire-Emery are unlikely to feature in Saturday's game after picking up injuries during the international break with Portugal and France respectively.

PSG could also be without Gianluigi Donnarumma after the goalkeeper became a father and Luis Enrique has yet to decide on the Italian's involvement against Brest.

Bradley Barcola, 22, has four goals from PSG's opening three wins, having got that amount in the league in total last season, and he also netted for France against Italy last week but the manager said the only pressure on the forward is from the media.

"It would be easy to protect the players without journalists. Right now everyone is talking about Barcola. People said he