“Mbappe’s departure was a shame” - Luis Enrique opens up on how his team responded to Kylian Mbappe exit as PSG reach Champions League final

Trainer Luis Enrique has united the contradictions of the PSG. Faster than expected, the renewed Champions League finalist is facing his greatest triumph. Why does he suddenly no longer need Beckhams, Messis and Mbappés?

“Mbappe’s departure was a shame” - Luis Enrique opens up on how his team responded to Kylian Mbappe exit as PSG reach Champions League final

After their UEFA Champions League heroics, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) boss Luis Enrique has spoken about how the exit of Kylian Mbappe from the club helped them as a team.

Less than a year after the cold departure of Kylian Mbappé, and when two of the exits through the back door of Neymar and Lionel Messi, figures with whom he failed to conquer Europe, Paris Saint Germain remained a step away from glory in the Champions League with a different formula. With a team that, for the first time, depends both on the imprint and positive character of a coach (Luis Enrique) and the collective sense, where there is also roo…

Champions League: How Paris St-Germain & Inter Milan reached final - Football Insomnia

Only Luis Enrique will know if he truly believed his own words when he said PSG would be better off without Kylian Mbappe. The France captain, the club’s record scorer, had just made public his decision to leave in May 2024 when Luis Enrique said his side would be better – both in attack and defence. “PSG will continue to be a great team and we’ll get even better. We will bring in players with a strong mentality and players who identify with the…

How Enrique and Inzaghi built Europe’s best teams

Paris Saint-Germain will face Inter Milan in the Champions League final later this month. Both sides overcame tough semi-finals to reach the decider, in a contest full of intrigue. There’s often a perception that the teams with the biggest budgets and best players prevail, though this season’s finalists have, in contrasting manners, challenged those theories. For Paris Saint-Germain, this is no underdog story, but the club’s transformation from …

Mbappé, the European paradox: the PSG in the final just after his departure for Real Madrid, when he had criticized the European strength of the Parisian club In March 2023, when he was still a Paris Saint-Germain player, Kylian Mbappé delivered a statement that was going to remain in memory: "If I were to link my future to the Champions League, I would have gone very far."A powerful, almost prophetic phrase, as the club once again struggled to …