Luis Enrique praised Paris Saint-Germain for having the mentality needed to win, after they had already secured the Ligue 1 title.

Paris Saint-Germain defeated Lens 2-0 in a rescheduled match of the 29th round of the 2025/26 Ligue 1 season, securing the title early thanks to goals from Kvalatschlia and Mbaye. Enrique stated that the journey to the league title this season was far from easy, but praised the team for demonstrating the mentality needed to win.

In the 29th minute, Dembele won possession and made a through pass, which Kvalatschlia met with a shot that found the back of the net, giving Paris Saint-Germain a 1-0 lead.

In the second half stoppage time, Due dribbled forward and passed the ball across to Mbaye, who unleashed a shot that hit the post and bounced into the net, extending Paris Saint-Germain's lead to 2-0.

Paris Saint-Germain ultimately defeated Lens 2-0 away from home. With this crucial three points, Paris Saint-Germain sits atop the league table with 76 points, nine points ahead of second-placed Lens, securing the title with one round to spare.

Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique said, "We spent more time defending in this game than usual, but if we want to win the championship, we must control the game on both the offensive and defensive ends, and the team showed the mentality needed to win."

"This is the sweetest and hardest title we've ever won, and it's also the hardest one we've won in the last three years, but that's also because Lens has done an outstanding season."

Enrique also said, "I remember some key stages of this season, the games they won and their winning streaks caused us a lot of trouble, and we had to find a way to deal with them."

In addition, Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Safonov said in an interview, "I want to congratulate everyone because we have performed very well both in this game and throughout the season. Everyone is happy to have achieved our goal, and winning away in Lens was very important for us."

“I want to pay tribute to Lens; they gave us a lot of trouble in this match, and they played very well. But we are the French champions, congratulations to everyone. As for myself, I just did my job.”

In addition, Paris Saint-Germain will face Paris FC in the final round of Ligue 1, and then compete for the Champions League title against Premier League giants Arsenal in the final.

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