FC Barcelona-PSG: Luis Enrique wants to put aside his feelings against his beloved club

For him, returning home can be very funny. Like all good things ass – Barcelona supporter – Luis Enrique is a regular at Camp Nou. There is far less of the old-fashioned charm of the Lluis-Companys Olympic Stadium, where the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final between Bar and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) will take place on Tuesday 16 April at 21:00. Camp We are currently under construction. In the very place where Barcelona hosted the Olympic Games in 1992, the Asturian aims for new success in Catalonia. This time, he will try in the opposite camp, after the defeat of PSG in the first match last Wednesday, at the Parc des Princes (2-3).

On 8 March 2017, as Barcelona manager, he beat Paris Saint-Germain 6-1 at the Camp Nou. “Remontada” was born and Luis Enrique cemented his place in the legend of the Catalan club. The one who always believed in it, despite the abuse that was the slap in the first game (0-4).

A week before the match, he announced his retirement at the end of the season. The electric shock worked on his players but damaged them Destroyers. “It hurt us a lot because he was a great coach. Along with Johan Cruyff, Pep Guardiola and Xavi, he is one of the legends who brought a lot to the club as a player and then as a coach.Josep Luis, president of Penya Blaugrana Creu de Sant Jordi, Barca’s supporters group, claims.

Before he managed the 2015 comeback and treble – victories in La Liga, the Champions League and the Copa del Rey – Luis Enrique earned the respect and love of Barcelona fans as a player and then as club captain. It wasn’t a given: when he arrived in Catalonia in 1996, the striker was coming off five seasons with arch-rivals Real Madrid. “It’s not easy to get from Real Madrid, but in two games he put all the Barcelona fans in his pocket”recalls Luis Monras, president of Penya Anguera.

“I never felt like I was from Madrid”

A skilled communicator, Luis Enrique was quickly embraced for his statements at Real Madrid Destroyers love to hate “I never felt like I was from Madrid”He assures that when he signs with “Blaugrana”. When he returned as coach in 2014, the Asturian added another layer: “I have always been a fan of Barca. First from Sporting.” [Gijon, son tout premier club chez les professionnels]Then Barca. »