Luis Enrique made Barça win, Spain is laughing
The victory of FC Barcelona on PSG‘s turf surprised even in Spain, where this scenario wasn’t necessarily expected. Luis Enrique, the former Barcelona player, is being criticized.
In a quarter-final touted as very promising, the scenario was quite crazy between PSG and FC Barcelona. Trailing against the run of play, the Parisians turned things around after the break when they were starting to tire. But in the end, it was the Catalans who prevailed, taking advantage of gifts from Gianluigi Donnarumma or the constant tactical changes by Luis Enrique. The setup by the Spanish coach, a former player and coach of Barça, didn’t convince many in France. But in Spain, it was rather well received. It was even seen as a helping hand to the Catalan team. According to Marca, the tactical battle was largely won by Xavi, who saw his counterpart change his plans at halftime to try to reverse the trend, a sign that he had made several mistakes at kickoff.
Ibai Llanos refuses to pay for this Mbappé.
The famous streamer Ibai Llanos was broadcasting his reactions to this match live, and for him, a native of Bilbao but a big Real Madrid fan, Luis Enrique deliberately did anything to make FC Barcelona win. Ibai Llanos even asked the Parisian coach to admit in a press conference that he was secretly working for the Catalan club. An accusation that is obviously surreal, but it demonstrates that on the other side of the Pyrenees, “Lucho’s” tactics didn’t convince many and may have even cost PSG the match.
Another protagonist of this match who didn’t convince many was Kylian Mbappé. The Parisian forward wasn’t decisive, and Ibai Llanos requested to change the terms of his contract. Specifically, it’s the French forward who should now pay to be able to play against Real Madrid, and not Florentino Pérez who should write a check to bring him in. While jests were therefore in order, the level of play from PSG and the Parisian players didn’t convince the followers of the match in Spain. Many observers pointed out that the level was significantly lower than the previous day’s duel between Real Madrid and Manchester City.
