Luis Enrique gave an interview this Monday for the platform Movistar in which he presented a documentary called “You have no idea” in which he will be presented next Monday. The Asturian coach reviewed and revealed some secrets of what will be seen in this series. And one of the topics discussed was last season’s confrontation against the Barcelona in the quarter-finals of Champions Leaguewhere he said he had a very bad time. But not only him, but also his family.
“The match against Barça was horrible, I’m sorry. Everything emotional came together, coming home was a joy, but coming home against the club that has given me the most as a player and as a coach… A horrible feeling for me, for my children and my wife,” he comments. Luis Enrique. And PSG eliminated the Barça team after its victory in Montjuic 1-4.
“I hope I don’t play again this season (against Barcelona). My mother! I can’t imagine a final against Barça, no! It would be like a sugar cube, I think. “I hope that doesn’t happen,” added the Asturian coach about a possible confrontation this season against Barcelona in Champions League.
“We deserved more in the first leg and we lost and there was a lot of criticism against me that ended up reaching my family too. But my relationship with Barcelona is unique. “I feel very loved by the club and the fans,” he recalls about the match against Barça. And Luis Enrique talks about the Champions League itself: “The illusion of winning the Champions League for PSG absorbs you and eats away at you.”
Luis Enrique talks about Mbappé
Luis Enrique had to say goodbye to Mbappe: “In Kylian’s case, I found a great player. A person of an exceptional personal level, as you rarely find when you arrive and see a player of this level. Human, affectionate, close…”, Luis Enrique underlines before adding: “A wonderful player. What a shame he went to Madrid, especially for us at the time.
Regarding the criticism, the coach comments that the criticism does not affect him: “It affects me, because there is no one who is not affected by the negative, it affects me, but I already have very thick skin, huh? So much has been said about me… I prefer that there is a lot of criticism, a lot, a lot, the more the better, because in the end people will say: “Man, it is not possible that everything is going wrong, something will be right.” So, I do not feel uncomfortable with this situation. But I prefer that they talk about me, clearly, there is no doubt about it.
On the Spanish team: “I always prepare my players for how we are going to lose. When we were knocked out of the World Cup in Qatar, we congratulated Morocco even though I think we were the better team. Dying with your ideas and knowing what you can do best is never a failure. “Very proud to have represented my country and results that for me were very satisfying in a period of transition.”
