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Stade Briochin Vs Paris Saint-Germain, Coupe De France QF: PSG Not Overlooking Clash, Says Enrique

 Stade Briochin have already claimed two notable scalps on the way to the quarter-finals of the French Cup, beating Ligue 1 sides Nice and 𒉰Le Havre so far

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Luis Enrique during PSG's win over Lyon
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Luis Enrique insisted Paris Saint-Germain will not overlook their Coupe de France clash with fourth-tier side Stade Briochin on Wednesday. (More Football News

Briochin hav𓂃e already claimed two notable scalps on the way to the quarter-finals of the competition, beating Ligue 1 sides Nice and Le Havre so far. 

PSG have already faced a ste♒rn test against lower league opposition, needing two late goal▨s to beat fifth-tier Espaly 4-2 in the round of 32. 

Of the final eight left in the competition, only four Ligue 1 sides in Angers, Reims, Brest and PSG remain. ꦓ;

Though many wil🤪l believe the Parisiens will have one eye on their Champions League tie with Liver▨pool next week, Luis Enrique said that their full focus was on Briochin.

"If you look at the other teams in⛦ Ligue 1, most of them, over half, have been knocked out," manager Luis Enriqꦓue told reporters ahead of Wednesday's away game.

"If you look at the games against Espaly and Le Mans, we had to dig in, especᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚially against Espaly, so it is impossible to let up.

"Of course, we hope t⛦he pitch will allow us to play well. But we also need to dig in tomorrow. We often see how the u🐷nderdog comes out on top.

"Sometimes, in football, a team without attacking coul𝕴d win the match."

PSG followed up their impressive 10-0 aggregate win over Brest inꦅ their Champions League knockout play-off tie with a 3-2 victory over Lyon in Ligಌue 1 on Sunday. 

That result maintained Luis Enrique's side's unbe💞aten start in the Frenc𝓀h top-flight, while also remaining 13 points clear of second-placed Marseille at the summit. 

The Parisiens face Lille in the league b▨efore taking on Premier League leaders Liverpool in the Champions League, and Luis Enrique is confident his squad can deal with the busy schedule coming up. 

"🧸The most important game is the one tomorrow. And there is also an overall ওvision with the games coming up in the next month," Luis Enrique said.

"Of course, the plan can be changed. Because one player could play in this game, one player could play in the one 🎉a🅷fter.

"We have lots of players who can play in different posi🍌tions. So we can make those changes naturally🌊.

"🔜;To perform at our best against Liver📖pool, we need to have the right amount of playing time going into it."

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