Luis Enrique is preparing to live his second final of the Champions League, this time with the Paris Saint-Germain, after which he achieved ten years ago with Barcelona, a work that he considered “exceptional” and something disabled at the time.
“The work I did in Barcelona was exceptional. It is wrong to say it, but you have to underline it because It seemed that it was very easy win with that team and it has been seen no. Here the project has been different, we have had to build, “said the press conference coach.
“In Barcelona I did a great job, here we have had to elaborate more, but with the quality and generosity of the players that I have makes it easier,” he said.
Luis Enrique stood out That they arrive in good situation to face Inter Milan on the 31st day, in search of “writing the history of a club” that from the arrival of the Catari owners in 2012 has been chasing the Champions League.
“Rarely in his career a player and a coach arrives at a game like this. I think we have to manage these moments and that is the goal we have (…) We are going to give our hundred percent, it is the DNA of this team. We want to be the first to make history in Paris. But we will have a rival who pursues the same,” he said.
“On paper is one of the best finals of the Champions League of recent years. We will be up to the height and the inter sure, “he said.
Luis Enrique acknowledged that he lived the 2015 final “very nervous” And that, since then, he has won in experience, so he hopes to convey “calm” to his players for Munich's appointment.
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Now he relies on a template that has forged more personally, in which he has had to “build something”, unlike that Barça that already had a more formed squad.
“All the mistakes I have made as a player and as a coach they have served me to get to this moment with all the fullness. I can make mistakes, but if I do it is with all the conviction “, pointed out.
Luis Enrique He assured that his players arrive at a good time and that the key is that they face the games “to enjoy”, an element that will be very important in the final.
The coach took the opportunity to exalt the evolution of your team, Although he stressed that he never lost faith even in the toughest moments, when he was about to be out of the previous phase of the Champions League.
“The season from the beginning, in terms of the game has amazed me. Everything we wanted to improve.
“Trust is not bought, it works, it is improved with habits. We go from having a disastrous efficacy to one of the best in Europe. In January we have the same team version but effectively. We have to congratulate the players and the fans, who have believed in us even when we did not put it,” he said.
The technician said that his team comes “fresh” thanks to “a good management of the minutes throughout the season:” We set ourselves as a goal of fighting for all trophies and for that you need a team, not just an eleven. “
In that sense, Luis Enrique stressed that 18 players They have marked throughout the season and there are many who have given assists, some numbers that he considered “exceptional”: “As a coach I feel proud of not depending only on a player.”
The coach, who insisted that his team has improved with respect to last campaign, He did not want to attribute that evolution at the exit of Kylian Mbappé: “We were also a real team and we reached the semifinals.”
The coach valued Inter Milan, “a very complex rival”, formed “in the image and likeness of its technician,” Simone Inzaghi, and that has more experience than them, because it will play its second final in three years.
