"Monaco possess a lot of individual quality," he told reporters during his pre-match press conference. "They play very well, and I like their style of play. "They're a team that is similar to ours. I don't remember any easy match among those we've played in Monaco. It will be a Champions League-level match."
"It's very good for me to have a player with his ability," the PSG boss added. "He loves playing football, he loves playing every day. "We've managed the way he plays in order to adjust certain things. Vitinha is among the best in the world, without a doubt. I think that, as a coaching staff, we've been able to optimise his role within the way the team plays."
PSG travel to Stade Louis II to face Monaco while holding a two-point lead over Marseille at the top of Ligue 1. Monaco sit eighth after a run of three straight defeats and are ten points off the pace. Luis Enrique warned that Monaco have significant individual quality, a style similar to PSG and will present a Champions League-level challenge. PSG beat Tottenham 5-3 in the Champions League, with Vitinha scoring a hat-trick. Vitinha earned high praise from opposing coach Thomas Frank and from Luis Enrique, who said the coaching staff optimised Vitinha's role and called him among the best in the world.
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