Luis Enrique defends PSG goalkeeper Chevalier ahead of Leverkusen clash

VIDEO SHOWS: PSG TRAINING SESSION DAY AHEAD OF THEIR UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH AGAINST BAYER LEVERKUSEN / PRESS CONFERENCE WITH PSG HEAD COACH LUIS ENRIQUE RESENDING WITH SHOTLIST, COMPLETE SCRIPT TO FOLLOW  SHOWS: LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY (OCTOBER 20, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. PSG PLAYERS WALKING ONTO PITCH IN BAYARENA 2. PSG HEAD COACH LUIS ENRIQUE CHATTING TO ASSISTANT COACH 3. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS ON TRAINING GROUND 4. FORWARD OUSMANE DEMBELE AND DEFENDER ACHRAF HAKIMI TYING THEIR LACES 5. ENRIQUE, PLAYERS AND COACHNG STAFF GATHERED IN CENTRE CIRCLE 6. PRESS CONFERENCE WITH ENRIQUE IN PROGRESS  7. (SOUNDBITE) (French) PSG HEAD COACH, LUIS ENRIQUE, SAYING (APPROXIMATE TRANSLATION):      "And I'm very happy with (PSG goalkeeper) Lucas Chevalier. For me, he's one of the best options, if not the best option. I'm very happy with his performance, and when we sign a player, we think about the long term. He has personality, he's shown it, he always shows it in training and in matches. That's what I like." 8. JOURNALISTS  9. (SOUNDBITE) (French) PSG HEAD COACH, LUIS ENRIQUE, SAYING (APPROXIMATE TRANSLATION):      "Do you remember how many years you have been criticising (now Manchester City goalkeeper) Gigio (Guanluigi) Donnarumma? I remember perfectly well the last four years, you have killed, killed, you have killed Gigio Donnarumma in sporting terms, please. I didn't coach at Paris Saint-Germain, but I criticised Gigio Donnarumma all the time. When you're the goalkeeper for a club like Paris Saint-Germain, you have to learn to live with that. And what I can say about Lucas Chevalier is that I like his personality and his level as a player." 10. CAMERA FILMING ENRIQUE 11. (SOUNDBITE) (French) PSG HEAD COACH, LUIS ENRIQUE, SAYING (APPROXIMATE TRANSLATION):      "What we're looking for is pretty much the same as last year: to earn as many points as possible. Our group is a very difficult one, so that's our goal. Tomorrow will be a good test for both teams. We're happy to have won the previous two matches, but tomorrow will be a different match." 12. PRESS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS  13. (SOUNDBITE) (French) PSG HEAD COACH, LUIS ENRIQUE, SAYING (APPROXIMATE TRANSLATION):      "You're very concerned about the Ballon d'Or. It's (PSG forward) Ousmane Dembélé, not the Ballon d'Or. It's the same person, the same player, and he's a different player. We're very happy to have Ousmane Dembélé back, as well as (PSG defender) Marquinhos and, last week, (PSG midfielder) Désiré Doué. It's always important for the team, for the coaching staff and for the players to be able to turn around and have this opportunity. And that doesn't change anything, because we need to see how things feel during today's training session, and then we'll see tomorrow." 14. ENRIQUE SPEAKING  15. (SOUNDBITE) (French) PSG HEAD COACH, LUIS ENRIQUE, SAYING (APPROXIMATE TRANSLATION):      "It's difficult to assess Leverkusen. Leverkusen has signed 20 players, 20 new players, plus the manager, and from the match we saw, perhaps there are things we can assess and get a little insight into how the match will be, but it's a team with a manager and they find it easy to score goals, they have quality and they can also sit deep and put pressure on their opponents." 16. ENRIQUE WALKING  17. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS DOING RONDO DRILL IN CENTRE CIRCLE 18. DEMBELE DURING RONDO 19. GOALKEEPER TRAINING UNDERWAY 20. DEMBELE DURING RONDO 21. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS DOING RONDO DRILL IN CENTRE CIRCLE

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