Tight margins could prove costly: Enrique

Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique praised his side after their 3-0 win at Salzburg in the Champions League on Dec 10, but said they must improve if they want to stay in the competition.

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The Ligue 1 leaders endured a terrible start to their European campaign, with defeats by Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich and last season's English Premier League runners-up Arsenal.

However, the victory over Salzburg moved them into the play-off places and they now sit 24th in the standings before another round of fixtures on Dec 11 - with seven points from six games. Yet that is not enough for Enrique.

"Football is a pretty unfair sport, the classification is quite tight, a goal can make a difference and we still have two important games ahead, we can still be out," he said.

"This wasn't a better game than PSV (Eindhoven) or Atletico Madrid. I'd even say it was worse, but that's football. We know we have to improve, and the squad hasn't changed a lot. We need points, and we will try to win the next games."

The coach did, however, praise the efforts of left-back Nuno Mendes, who scored their second goal at the Stadion Salzburg.