Luis Enrique, during the final of the Recopa between Barça and PSG

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Luis Enrique, of celebration: 20 years of the Recopa of the Barça

Published:14/05/2017 - 11:23h

Updated:14/05/2017 - 11:25h

The trainer of the FC Barcelona, Luis Enrique, celebrates this Sunday beside his mates of then this Recopa of Europe that achieved twenty years ago in front of Paris Saint-Germain. It decided with a goal of Ronaldo Nazario

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The FC Barcelona in general, and Luis Enrique and his excompañeros in particular, are this Sunday fourteen May 2017 of celebration since they fulfil twenty years of the last Recopa of Europe achieved by the Barcelona team. That that arrived with the Asturian on the field after struggling it a lot. 

As with Ronaldo Nazario at the head of a team plagado of big players, the Barcelona achieved the first title of this 1996-1997. The Brazilian was the star in this season with Bobby Charlton to the controls and his was the goal that topped to the Barcelona in front of Paris Saint-Germain in the final of Rotterdam.

Before, the FC Barcelona had deleted in 'semis' to a powerful Fiorentina in a partidazo vibrant. In the finalísima, and without an important man like Giovanni, lesionado, Robson opted for planting to "Struggle" in the left side with Guardiola and Popescu in the centre of the field, and Ivan Of the Crag of mediapunta.

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All this worked and gave him to the Barcelona the one who would be his last big European title until nine seasons afterwards a team directed by Frank Rijkaard in the footpath and Ronaldinho Gaúcho in the field made history in France. Then "I Struggle" already it had withdrawn in the team of his life, but celebrated it like one more.

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