Paris St Germain and Manchester City's Champions League clash brings former colleagues and friends Luis Enrique and Pep Guardiola head-to-head, but the PSG manager said on Tuesday that he hopes it won't be the most important game of their season.

Luis Enrique credits Pep Guardiola with inventing arguably the “perfect model” of attacking soccer. He must now outwit him when Paris Saint-Germain faces Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Germain's Champions League clash with Manchester City on Wednesday will not be their most important game of the season.

Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City met in the UEFA Champions League at Parc des Princes on Wednesday in one of the most critical league phase games. The Ligue 1 titleholders and their English Premier League counterparts are both staring down the barrel at potential continental elimination after poor runs of form this European season.

Paris St Germain manager Luis Enrique praised his team for their dramatic comeback win at Lens on Saturday, but voiced frustration at their stuttering performance.

Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City's Champions League clash brings former colleagues and friends Luis Enrique and Pep Guardiola head-to-head, but the PSG manager said on Tuesday that he hopes it won't be the most important game of their season.