Luis Enrique praised the strength of Ligue 1 as Paris Saint-Germain prepare to face Brest on Saturday before their all-French Champions League play-off in February.
PSG will meet Brest three times in February, twice in the two-legged knockout play-off tie in Europe’s premier competition, following their league clash on Saturday.
It will be just the second-ever all-French tie in the competition, after the clash between Lyon and Bordeaux in the quarter-finals of 2009-10 (3-2 Lyon win on aggregate).
Four Ligue 1 clubs made it through to the Champions League knockouts, with Monaco facing Benfica in the play-offs, while Lille secured an automatic spot after finishing inside the top eight in the league phase.
“The French league is not valued enough, yet there are four French teams in the Champions League now,” Luis Enrique said.
“There will be at least two in the last 16. This is very important for Ligue 1, and I think it is an achievement worth talking about.
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