When he won the European championship with Barcelona for the first time, in the spring of 2015, she was running around him on the grass of the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. She was five years old, and he was the happiest man in the world. Little Xana waved the Barcelona flag and laughed. Then, together, they planted the flag in the center of the pitch—as a symbol of Barça’s great triumph.Luis Enrique ❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/TXYOZFHlsg— Fran (@frabigol) May 31, 2025 I’m not crying, you’re crying 🥹PSG fans’ tifo in honor of Luis Enrique’s late daughter, Xana ❤️ pic.twitter.com/FDvSkLdxWx— Ligue 1 English (@Ligue1_ENG) May 31, 2025 Nine years later, Luis Enrique returned to Germany to lead a team in the Champions League final. He came alone. Xana was nine years old when she flew away with the angels. August 2019.”I wish we could repeat that moment tomorrow. With the PSG flag. How I wish… My little girl won’t be there physically, but I’m sure she’ll be there spiritually” said the Spanish coach in his final statement to the press before the showdown with Inter.UCL: Now put THIS in the Louvre! PSG’s first-ever and biggest win in Champions League final history!After his Paris side shone like never before, crushing Inter at the Munich Arena last night (5–0), the camera caught the flushed face of Luis Enrique looking toward the stands where Paris Saint-Germain fans were cheering. A cocktail of emotions that makes the heart skip a beat. The next shot: the fans—a large banner showing little Xana in a Paris jersey and a jersey with the number eight, standing next to her dad, watching as Lucho plants the PSG flag into the grass. A scene to remember forever…”I don’t need a win or a defeat in the Champions League: I feel it anyway. Nothing changes in terms of feelings, I still feel it. And I want to remember all the good things he brought into my life. In life you are born, you die, everything else is seen. I think about my daughter every single day. Whether we win or lose. She is always here” he said, placing his fist over his heart and walking away from the cameras.Luis Enrique, the great hero of this final. And Luis Enrique, the happiest sad man on the planet.##NAJAVA_MECA_8957778##
