Paris hails Luis Enrique! The Spanish strategist is considered one of the most responsible for last night’s feat of Paris Saint-Germain in Barcelona and reaching the semi-finals, and the first man of the club, Nasser Al Khelaifi, believes that he has the best coach in the world.Enrique admits that Ronald Araujo’s red card was an important factor in the match but believes that his team would have celebrated if the opponent had been complete in numbers.For starters, he reveals how difficult it was for him to lead the Saints against his beloved Barcelona.”It was extremely difficult to play against Barcelona. Sentimental, emotional for me. And in football terms, I wouldn’t like to play them too many times. I’m very pleased that we qualified through though. Playing against my former team, which means so much to me, was very difficult. As a professional, I have to do my job and I think I did everything I could to help my players. Now we are in the semi-finals,” said Enrique.After the match, general euphoria reigned among the Parisians.”I feel very proud. We conceded a goal, but we remained mentally intact. We continued to play, to attack. Araujo’s red card was an important factor, but we would have won even without the red card. We did everything we could to be better than Barcelona. My players showed a lot of character, a lot of enthusiasm, a lot of desire. We owe this win to our fans, especially those who were here tonight.”🗣️ “The red card changed everything” 🟥Xavi reflects on Barcelona’s defeat to PSG in the Champions League quarter-finals 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/HGtgd7Xn7b— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) April 17, 2024 The Paris Saint-Germain coach does not hide how he feels in these moments.”The best feeling when you are a player or coach is to see that your work makes people happy. There is nothing better than that. You can’t buy that feeling. The feeling of doing something special for the club is great. Now we have to fight the semi-final and try to reach the final”.Enrique did not fail to mention the fantastic Kylian Mbappe.”He was a leader from start to finish. When the team realizes that he is so important, he is ready to take everyone with him. Then you have to make the most of it. I would also like to talk about Vitinha: he is fighting, he has quality in final through ball of his. Dembele was also great, although he also found it difficult to play here. We were excellent in pressing – Barcola, Kylian and Ousmane were spectacular and allowed us to play where we wanted. I analyzed the first game in more detail and I was even more convinced that we did not deserve to lose. Even when we were losing today, the players kept their confidence and continued to do the right things.”Xavi is furious: I told the referee he was a disaster, that he doesn’t understand footballNasser Al Khelaifi was also very elated with his club’s success.”Everyone fought for each other. They were all warriors. Everyone really wanted to qualify for the semi-finals. We have a really great coach, the best in the world. This is a magnificent moment for the club. It’s not easy to win here, but I was sure we would do it. I was sure even before the first match, but the first goal – I was really sure. I saw something that I haven’t seen in 13 years, that everyone is together, everyone is fighting for each other. The atmosphere is fantastic,” said the Saints supremo.UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUEQuarterfinals – second legTuesdayDortmund – Atl. Madrid 4-2 (2-0)/Brandt 34, Maatsen 39, Fullkrug 71, Sabitzer 74 – Hummels 49 og, Correa 64/Dortmund win 5-4 on aggBarcelona – PSG 1-4 (1-1)/Raphinha 12 – Dembele 40, Vitinha 54, Mbappe 61 pen, 89/PSG win 6-4 on aggWednesday22:00: (2.45) Bayern (3.60) Arsenal (2.95) /first leg 2-2/22:00: (1.67) Man.City (3.80) Real Madrid (5.30) /first leg 3-3/***odds are subject to change***
