""Are we playing a little less well? I disagree," he said. "It's always about analysing what we're doing. "Last year, it was a complicated time because of our lack of efficiency in attack. But that's the normal process of a team that wants to improve. We have more confidence than last year at this point in the Champions League.""
""PSG recorded the heaviest margin of victory in any European Cup or Champions League final when they thumped Inter 5-0 in May, and they have since finished as Club World Cup runners-up and started their Ligue 1 campaign with four wins from four matches.""
""PSG fielded a starting lineup with an average age of 25 years and 96 days in last season's final, the third-youngest XI to start any Champions League final after Ajax against Milan in 1995 (24 years, 364 days) and Real Madrid against Valencia in 2000 (25 years, 43 days). Luis Enrique believes adding to that first European crown will prove easier for his young squad, with the Opta supercomputer giving them a 12% chance of retaining the title.""
Paris Saint-Germain host Atalanta in the Champions League opener while aiming to continue the trend of reigning champions starting strongly. Only one of the last 30 Champions League winners lost their opening match the following season. PSG secured a 5-0 final victory in May, finished as Club World Cup runners-up, and began Ligue 1 with four wins from four. The final featured a youthful starting XI averaging 25 years and 96 days. Opta gives PSG a 12% chance of retaining the title. Improved attacking efficiency has increased team confidence compared with the same point last season.
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