“Loser? I’m not a loser. I’m a runner-up. There are no losers in top level football. A loser is someone who doesn’t wake up from his bed.”That’s what hot-headed Luis Enrique said last night, after his Paris Saint-Germain were brought down to earth by Chelsea in the FIFA Club World Cup final, 3-0.The Spaniard not only lost the showdown to Enzo Maresca’s lot, but also lost the plot after the final whistle, when he was involved in the altercation during which he pushed Joao Pedro, who fell down like the Spanish tactician hit him with a fist straight in the face.Gold Palmer: Pep’s ugly duckling transforms into Blues’ magical swanStill, Luis Enrique’s discomfort due to a heavy loss was almost palpable. Interestingly, Les Parisiens were beaten by their own weapon, with a heavy shelling straight from the kick-off. That’s the same pattern they used against, for instance, Inter Milan in the Champions League final and a few days ago against Real Madrid in the CWC semifinal.In both of those games, the Saints broke the deadlock early and almost wrapped up those ties even before the halftime break.”Football – that’s the way it is. Can’t explain everything,” said Luis Enrique.”I believe they actually started the game really, really well with a lot of pressure and we gave them a hard time. And then after that I believe they had opportunities to score but it didn’t happen.”Against all odds and favourites – it’s the basis of Chelsea’s DNAThe former Spain head coach explained that the incident could have been avoided.”My objective and my intention, as always, is to try to win over the players so that there are no more problems. Internally, there is a lot of tension, a lot of pressure. And from there, there is a series of shoves from a lot of people, which I think we should all avoid and which should not happen again.”PSG will start their 2025-26 campaign with the UEFA Super Cup clash against Tottenham on August 13.##NAJAVA_MECA_9013256##
