Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta labeled former boss Luis Enrique as a “special coach” with a “unique talent”, while Spaniard Paris Saint-Germain wants to guide to Champions League Glory.
Spain Great Iniesta was part of the Barcelona team that Luis Enrique coached in 2015 to the Champions League -Kroon and Juventus defeated in the final.
Luis Enrique will now go to the sixth manager who wins the trophy with two different clubs, together with Carlo Ancelotti (Milan, Real Madrid), Ottmar Hitzfeld (Borussia Dortmund, Bayern München), Jupp Heynckes (Madrid, Bayern), Jose) and Bayerniol and Bayerniol) and Bayerniol and Bayerniol) and Bayerniol and Bayerniol and Bayerniol) and Man City), Jose Mourinho (Porto and Inter) and Pep Guardiola (Barcela (Barcela and Man City).
And Iniesta is not in doubt about the references of his former mentor, after he played an important role in the 3-1 victory over Juve in 2015 when he assisted Ivan Rakitic's opener.
“He is a special coach,” Iniesta told Sky Sports in Munich, where Inter PSG is waiting for Saturday's showpiece.
“I knew him as a teammate and as a coach and he has a unique talent. He is an incredible worker.
“He knows how to convey his ideas to others, he knows how to convince. And he has very clear ideas about how he wants to play.”
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The Triumph 2015 was the fifth European title of Barcelona, ​​although PSG caught up with this collision without such a history.
Ligue 1 Champions PSG lost their only Champions League final against Bayern in the 2019-2020 season, but remains the last French side to win a large European trophy-the UEFA Cup winners Cup 1995-96.
However, PSG has currently played the fourth most games (167) without ever winning the European Cup/Champions League since it started in 1955.
They are only behind Arsenal (211), Dynamo Kyiv (185) and Atletico Madrid (176) in that aspect, and Iniesta knows all too well about the line in the great final.
“They are special competitions because you never play normally in those situations, but you also try to do it naturally, the same routines, the same things, not to put pressure on yourself anymore,” he continued.
Iniesta also has associations with both clubs, via Luis Enrique at PSG and Inter because of their previous rivalry with Barcelona.
The last time the trophy was lifted was in 2010 when the side of Jose Mourinho Pep Guardiola Barca defeated in a tense semi -final, where Iniesta missed both legs due to injury.
“At the time it was difficult to accept,” he adds, given a result that Luis Enrique and everyone involved will hope to avoid in Munich at PSG.