Luis Enrique remembers his late daughter following PSG triumph saying that her presence is always felt by him.
Luis Enrique remembers and pays tribute to late daughter after PSG triumph.
Luis Enrique’s thoughts shifted to his deceased daughter when Paris Saint-Germain won their first Champions League championship. Xana passed away from osteosarcoma, a rare type of bone cancer, six years ago. She was nine years old. As he reached the pinnacle of his coaching career, Luis Enrique also honoured the child who was “always in my heart.”
The Paris supporters displayed a tifo at the end of the game that showed Luis and Xana together, reenacting the scene where he and she planted a flag in the field following Barcelona’s 2015 Champions League victory.
“It was very emotional with the banner from the fans for my family,” Luis Enrique said. “But I always think about my daughter.”
Following a 5-0 victory over Inter, which PSG controlled from beginning to end, Luis Enrique could look back on a task magnificently completed for his history-making team. Following a 5-0 victory over Inter, which PSG controlled from beginning to end, Luis Enrique could look back on a task magnificently completed for his history-making team.
“We had a great start to the game, dominating from the beginning,” said Luis Enrique. “But I wanted them to keep pushing, scoring, to ensure we won the game.”
“Since day one, I said I wanted to win important trophies,” he said. “Paris had never won the Champions League. We did it for the first time. It’s a great feeling to make many people happy.”
Inter’s manager, Simone Inzaghi, tried to put a brave face on his side’s humiliation. “This hurts,” he said. “Of course the game wasn’t good enough on our part.” But he also insisted: “We can come out stronger from this defeat, like we did in 2023 [after losing the final to Manchester City] and then won the league the following season.”