Olaleye Idowu
Paris Saint-Germain manager, Luis Enrique, has revelled in the fact that a team from the “league of farmers” is in the Champions League final.
PSG will play Inter Milan in the final, thanks to a 3-1 aggregate win in their semi-final tie against Arsenal.
It is a win that completed a clean sweep against Premier League teams this season.
The Ligue 1 champions have now eliminated four Premier League teams (Manchester City, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Arsenal).
After the game, Enrique joked that the “farmers’ league” – a disparaging label applied to Ligue 1 – had come out on top.
“The league of farmers, no? We are the league of farmers,” he told TNT Sports.
“But it’s nice. We are enjoying the result and the compliments of everybody speaking of our team — our mentality, and how we play. It’s nice.
“Mikel Arteta is a great friend, but I don’t agree at all [that Arsenal deserved to win]. They play the way they want and love to play, but in the two legs, we scored more goals than they, and that is the most important thing.
“Arsenal played a great match and we suffered a lot, but we deserve to get to the final.”
After sealing the league title last month, PSG can complete the treble if they beat Reims in the Coupe de France final on May 24, before facing Inter Milan in the Champions League final in Munich a week later.
