France, March 11 -- PSG, who thrashed Inter Milan 5-0 to win the 2025 tournament, go into the home leg at the Parc des Princes on the back of a 3-1 defeat to Monaco in Ligue 1 at the same venue last Friday.

PSG setback

That setback, coupled with a win for second-placed Lens left PSG only a point clear at the summit of the French top flight championship with nine games remaining.

"We're in a crucial period of the season," said Enrique on the eve of the tie against Chelsea.

"There's really no need to talk about mentality or motivation because they're there.

"Excessive motivation is a problem," Enrique added. "That's one of the things that I've seen a lot over many years when these type of matches come around.

"That's what we...