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Luis Enrique's all-conquering Paris Saint-Germain ready to flex their muscles on his Barcelona return
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Luis Enrique is revered at Barcelona following legendary spells as a player and manager which harvested plenty of silverware.
He returns there as Paris St-Germain boss tomorrow having transformed the French giants from serial failures in Europe to Champions League winners.
Guiding the club to their first European Cup last season will not be enough for Enrique, however.
He wants more and for Enrique there can be nowhere better his PSG side to lay down a marker of their credentials than at Barcelona.
Enrique led the Parisian outfit to a historic treble last season which included winning the French title before they thumped Inter Milan 5-0 on a historic night in Munich.
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They opened the defence of their Champions League crown by stuffing Atalanta 4-0 in Matchday One of this season’s competition.
It was the least they deserved for their stunning superiority over the Italian side.
Captain Marquinhos opened the scoring, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia added a delightful solo goal before Nuno Mendes and Gonçalo Ramos struck after the break.
It should have been 5-0, but Bradley Barcola had a penalty saved.
And so onto Barcelona, where a far greater challenge awaits.
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The La Liga champions showed their class by opening their campaign with a 2-1 win at Newcastle United in Matchday One.
Marcus Rashford scored twice and Enrique will be wary of the threat that Hansi Flick’s side present.
But this is a PSG side who look ready to embark on a dynasty of success to become a true powerhouse of European football.
Last season they won Ligue 1, Coupe de France and he Champions League by playing a thrilling brand of football.
Desire Doue, Kvaratskhelia and recently-crowned Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembele have been key figures in attack.
There has been a clear departure from PSG’s past approach of assembling superstars like Kylian Mbappé, Neymar and Lionel Messi.
At times that star-studded resembled a disparate collection of unacquainted cogs and wheels.
Under Enrique, though, they have meshed like a well-oiled machine and blossomed into the best team in Europe, noted for their intense, creative and skilful style of play.
Nine PSG players made the top 30 for this year’s Ballon d’Or with Vitinha finishing third and Achraf Hakimi in sixth.
That said much for the depth of talent that Enrique has assembled in his squad but injuries are begining to bite with potentially Marquinhos, Dembele, Joao Neves and Desire Doue all missing tomorrow night.
Going to Barca will be a special occasion for Enrique, who led Paris St-Germain to an incredible 4-1 win there in April 2024, which sealed an aggregate 6-4 success in the Champions League quarter-finals.
PSG went on to lose to Borussia Dortmund in the semi-finals before finally achieving what had become a holy grail of Champions League glory last term.
Now they appear ripe to do it all again – especially if Enrique can conjure another win on Wednesday night against a club which has a special place in his heart.
Full Champions League fixture list for Matchday Two
Tuesday 30 September
- Atalanta vs Club Brugge
- Kairat vs Real Madrid
- Atletico Madrid vs Eintracht Frankfurt
- Bodø / Glimt vs Tottenham Hotspur
- Chelsea vs Benfica
- Galatasaray vs Liverpool
- Inter Milan vs Slavia Prague
- Marseille vs Ajax
- Pafos vs Bayern Munich
Wednesday 1 October
- Qarabağ vs Copenhagen
- Union Saint-Gilloise vs Newcastle United
- Arsenal vs Olympiakos
- Barcelona vs PSG
- Bayer Leverkusen vs PSV
- Borussia Dortmund vs Athletic Club
- Monaco vs Manchester City
- Napoli vs Sporting CP
- Villarreal vs Juventus
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