PSG coach Luis Enrique was pleased with the three points he got in his last match, despite resting some of his key players.
Paris Saint-Germain beat Strasbourg 4-2 at home in Ligue 1 on Saturday night, leaving PSG on 20 points from eight games.
“It’s a complicated period for all the players and coaches after the international break, ” the Spanish coach said after the match at the Parc des Princes.
“But we achieved two goals. One was to get three points from a difficult game against a team that had only lost once before, and they put a lot of pressure on us and didn’t give the ball away very often.
“The second is that we know how to win when we have to rest some players. We do that so that they can fully recover.”
The manager, who would not comment on media reports that he has extended his contract at PSG until there is official confirmation from the club, remained upbeat as his side prepare for Saturday’s home game with Strasbourg.
“The start of the season in general has been very positive, even more positive than I imagined,” Luis Enrique said at a press conference on Friday.
“Throughout the season, it is not a linear process, there are better moments and less good moments. We haven’t had any bad spell yet.
“We would like to win every game but that is not possible in football.”
PSG are about to enter a crucial schedule after having to visit UFABET Olympique Marseille, then clash with Lens in Ligue 1 and face Atletico Madrid in Europe.