Life is a game of winning and losing. Sometimes, those losses are so excruciating, but you need to keep on walking and hope for better times to come. No one knows that life lesson better than Paris Saint-Germain’s boss Luis Enrique, who’s been under the spotlight after last night’s incredible Anfield triumph, which saw PSG progress to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals following a penalty shootout win over Liverpool.The thriller we all new it was coming! Nunez does what he does the bestThe 54-year-old tactician has experienced a difficult coaching career path but also suffered the worst possible way in his private life. Five years ago, while being at the helm of the Spanish national team, Luis Enrique lost his 9-year-old daughter Xana, who died of bone cancer in August 2019.Moving on after such a loss is probably the hardest thing that a human being can ever do, but Luis Enrique somehow succeeded. He also kept his head high after a disappointing World Cup exit in 2022, as Spain lost to Morocco in the Round of 16.Luis Enrique’s daughter, Xana, died in 2019 after a five month battle with bone cancer at the age of 9. Enrique spoke about the heartbreaking death and had these courageous words to say ❤️ pic.twitter.com/o3zVsmcuAg— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) October 15, 2024 His next opportunity came a few months later, in 2023, as he joined PSG. That was the transfer window which saw Lionel Messi going to Inter Miami and Neymar to Al-Hilal, which affected Les Parisiens massively. Still, the Spanish manager managed to take his team to the UCL semi-final on the wings of mesmerizing Kylian Mbappe. There, they surprisingly lost to Borussia Dortmund thanks to back-to-back 1-0 defeats, failing to score a single goal in two crucial ties.##NAJAVA_MECA_8773619##What followed was Mbappe’s move to Real Madrid, and almost everyone was sure we wouldn’t see starless PSG in contention for this year’s accolades.Instead, Luis Enrique reinvented Ousmane Dembele, who’s playing like never before. Along with the often unplayable Bradley Barcola and Portuguese magician Vitinha, Dembele is the most refreshing sight of contemporary football, as he proved again last night at Anfield.I Highly recommend to see Luis Enrique Documentary. He predict exactly about this PSG. And all the work behind this team. 😍Amazing Luis Enrique pic.twitter.com/z0mULxRIHY— Juani Jimena (@JimenaJuani) March 11, 2025 No team that had lost to Liverpool at their home ground in the Champions League had then gone on to qualify at Anfield but that changed on Tuesday night. Dembele himself levelled the game up on aggregate with a first-half tap-in before the game went to penalties, where Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones saw their efforts saved by Donnarumma, while the Saints scored all four of their penalties. “We showed that we are a real team. Is this team at its maximum? No. It’s only the start. I think that our mentality is to be better,” Luis Enrique told Canal Plus after the match. “Today, it was a very difficult match. I think Liverpool are a very good team and it was very difficult to keep the ball but with the mentality and the personality, especially Gigio (Gianluigi Donnarumma, who saved two penalties in the shootout) we managed to win the match. We need to rest, recuperate, and continue the party,” concluded Luis Enrique, the true winner who deserves all the happiness he’s finally enjoying.UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – ROUND OF 16Second legTuesdayBarcelona – Benfica 3-1 (3-1)/Raphinha 11, 42, Yamal 27 – Otamendi 13/Barcelona win 4-1 on aggInter Milan – Feyenoord 2-1 (1-1)/Thuram 8, Cahlanoglu 51 pen – Moder 42 pen/Inter win 4-1 on aggBayer Leverkusen – Bayern Munich 0-2 (0-0)/Kane 52, Davies 71/Bayern win 5-0 on aggLiverpool – PSG 0-1 (0-1)/Dembele 12/PSG win 5-3 after penalty shootoutWednesday20.45: (2.85) Lille (3.35) Dortmund (2.65)23.00: (1.42) Arsenal (4.80) PSV (9.00)23.00: (1.62) Aston Villa (3.90) Club Brugge (5.60)23.00: (2.60) Atl. Madrid (3.50) Real Madrid (2.85)***odds are subject to change***
