Style, results, titles... Xavi vs Luis Enrique in 2023/2024

Face to face of Xavi Hernández and Luis Enrique in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. After having shared six years in the changing room of the FC Barcelona like mates and one when the Asturian assumed the reins of the changing room, the two trainers will cross for the first time and will put to proofs. The Paris Saint-Germain will not be a team 'simple' for a Barcelona group that is in full growth in this season and that, in spite of the mejorías in these last weeks.

For the two trainers supposes a special challenge. It treats of the first time that Xavi contests some quarter-finals of Champions in the bench and the first time for Luis Enrique since it abandoned, precisely, the Barcelona picture. It aims to be one of the most thrilling duels of the eliminatory and one in which the morbo will be maximum by the return so much of the Asturian as of Ousmane Dembélé to the City Condal... Or the one of Kylian Mbappé, the one who aims to play in the Real Madrid in the next season.

Seasons very different for Barça and PSG

Barça and PSG have lived seasons very distinct in which the trainers have had a fundamental role. In the case of the blaugrana, Xavi Hernández has not had the 'firmness' of the previous course that carried him to his team to win so much LaLiga like the Supercopa of Spain. The one of Terrassa has seen forced to change his plan in an infinity of occasions to adapt to the problems that has developed the team: From the injuries until the inability that has showed, in a sinfín of opportunities, to dominate and feel comfortable.

And it is that the Catalans have been far of his best level in big stretch of the season and has penalised them in LaLiga, especially. They have had to 'conform' with the third square of the championship to fault of ten days for the end and having to visit to the Athletic of Madrid, Real Madrid and Girona. They have not had 'fortune' and has cost them surpass the defensive errors that have condemned them, but in the last presentations have found solutions. Especially to the hour of replegar and show consistency in the retaguardia. In the last five parties, between the two competitions, only have fit two goals, both against the Naples.

In the offensive facet, the apparition of Lamine Yamal has been key so that the team was more effective and generate more occasions, although they have not showed the same reliability that in previous stretches. Xavi has bet by the juvenile and keeps to Robert Lewandowski like an indisputable player, by what will be the two pieces that, probably, carry the batutua in the attack against the PSG the coming month. The possible return of Ferran Torres and Pedri González can be key for the creativity of the culés in the last metres.

Mbappé, the fundamental piece of the PSG of Luis Enrique

Luis Enrique, by his part, has done charge of one of the best staff of Europe and the resources have not been missing him. Kylian Mbappé, although it is 'sentenced' in Tie it 1 since it filtered that it will abandon the club to final of season, is the big differential point of the team, especially in Europe. Against the Real Sociedad showed that if has a centimetre to run, can shatter to the defences and is the big 'danger' for a Barça that already has suffered his 'hits' in the past.

The Asturian technician has bet because his team was ultraofensivo and tries to reduce the errors in his field. The level of the 'crack' of Bondy has been key, but also the reliability that has offered Gigi Donnarumma. It is true that in Tie it 1 have suffered more than the account to the hour of the shrinkings and that in a lot of opportunities have remained 'discovered', allowing the advance of the rivals, do not suffer in excess. They are lethal in attack, with the incorporation of players like Ousmane Dembélé and Bradley Barcola, and in defence no 'suffer' more than the account while they are concentrated.

The PSG already has a title in this 2023/2024

Unlike the Barça, the PSG himself has added his first title in this season. To beginnings of year, imposed to the Toulouse in the Supercopa of Spain with a comfortable 2-0 that allowed that Luis Enrique premièred his list of winners like Parisian technician. Also they keep 'alive' in the Glass of France, will contest the semifinals and have to 'shot' the title of Tie it 1, with ten points of advantage on the classified second.