Luis Enrique admitted that Paris Saint-Germain lacked confidence in the 1-0 win over Auxerre.
Bradley Barcola was the match winner for the Parisiens, scoring in the 79th minute to put them two points ahead of Lens, who play Marseille on Saturday.
Barcola, who scored his 30th Ligue 1 goal (five with Lyon, 25 with PSG), had the most shots (five), shots on target (three) and touches in the penalty area of the match (seven).
He also had four big chances; no other player has achieved more in a Ligue 1 match in 2025/26.
PSG produced 2.07 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots, eight of which were on target in total, but Auxerre goalkeeper Donovan Leon made seven saves.
It was the second most saves he has made in a Ligue 1 match in the past decade, making 11 stops against PSG in December 2024.
Nevertheless, PSG has now achieved 45 points in Ligue 1 this season. Each of the last eight teams to reach at least this number after 19 games in the top flight have become champions at the end of the season (Lyon once, PSG itself seven times).
Luis Enrique was happy to see his side return to the top of Ligue 1, but believes they will have to gain confidence sooner or later.
“I think it’s very clear, it’s a special moment. We’re putting pressure on Lens, that’s the most important thing,” said the Spaniard.
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“It’s difficult, there’s a lack of confidence and precision to finish chances, it was complicated.
“You need confidence to deal with these kinds of situations. We had chances in the first fifteen minutes, but we missed them, they defended well.”
“Then we lost possession. We have to keep improving because this is happening at a difficult time; it is a time when we are inaccurate.”
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