Luis Enrique is confident that Paris Saint-Germain's 3-1 win against Lille will stand them in good stead ahead of their quest for Champions League glory. (More Football News)
The Spaniard watc✱hed on as his side took their scoring to 13 from their first three Ligue 1 games, maintaining PSG's perfect start to the campaign.
Vitinha's penalty and Bradley Barcola's strike gave the vi𒆙sitors an advantage at the break, with Randal Kolo Muani scoring in second-half injury time to confirm t⛄he win after Edon Zhegrova had halved the deficit.
The Parisiens enter the international break two p♍oints clear of Marseille at the summit, but their attention will qu🅰ickly to the Champions League later this month.
Enrique's side have been handed a difficult draw for the competition, squaring off against Europ𝕴ean heavyweights Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid.
They kickstart their c�🐼�ampaign against Girona on September 18, with the PSG head coach confident that their encounter with Lille, who will also compete in the competition this season, was a good test for his players.
"It was an away game against a team who play in๊ the Champions League, who have already played several games and have a very different rhythm to us," Luis Enrique said.
"It was a very good test for us, it was a Champions League match for us. I'm pretty happy with tඣhe team's performance."
The revamped Champions League format has been extended to 36 teams this season, with each playing eight fixtu🅷res in the first round of the competition.
PSG return from the international break with a 🐟fixture against another Champions League hopeful, Brest, four days before﷽ they begin their journey for that elusive maiden European title.
"There's the match against Brest after the break and that will have nothing to do with the Champions League and iౠts new format," Enrique said.
"I can't know what that will be like. My teaꦏm is showing signs of confidence but we still lack physical rhythm in several of our players.
"The Cham♔pions League is very different and full of new thing☂s."
