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PSG boss Luis Enrique concerned about state of Parc des Princes pitch

PSG boss Luis Enrique
PSG boss Luis EnriquePhoto Goal Pix / Alamy / Profimedia

A late venue switch for ⁠Sunday's Ligue 1 campaign opener does not worry Paris ‌Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique, but ‌the state of their ‌home ground - which forced the ‌switch - is concerning the manager concerned.

As ‌France endured its hottest month on record in July, ‌the grass in PSG's Parc ⁠des ‌Princes suffered heatwave damage, forcing the ​champions to move this weekend's match to Roazhon ​Park, the home of their opponents Stade Rennais.

"We’ve been training ⁠as ​usual... but playing in Rennes is different; we have to adapt... these are things I ‌can’t control, so we have to see it as a challenge," Enrique told reporters on Saturday.

Enrique admitted he was worried about the Parc des Princes pitch.

"We like to play attacking, entertaining football, for ‌which you need a pitch ​in the best possible ‌condition, which isn’t the case at the moment," he said.

The European champions' next home game is on Friday ⁠against AS ⁠Monaco.