{"id":1964209,"date":"2026-05-30T21:03:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T18:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1964209"},"modified":"2026-05-30T21:03:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T18:03:22","slug":"how-luis-enrique-transformed-psg-into-back-to-back-champions-league-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1964209","title":{"rendered":"How Luis Enrique transformed PSG into back-to-back Champions League champions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/files\/article_main_microformat\/uploads\/2026\/05\/30\/6a1b4eee55851.jpeg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"ue-c-article\">\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__header\">\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__main-column\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__header \">\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__header-content ue-l-article--expand-right-full-from-tablet ue-l-article--expand-right-half-from-desktop\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__kicker-group\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__kicker-container\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__kicker\">Champions League<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"ue-c-article__headline js-headline js-headlineb \">How Luis Enrique transformed PSG into back-to-back Champions League champions<\/h1>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article__standfirst\">A team built for history<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__body\" data-section=\"articleBody\">\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__main-column ue-l-article--minimum-content-from-tablet\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--image ue-c-article--media-icon-m-from-phablet ue-l-article--expand-left-full-from-tablet ue-c-article__media--main-media\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-img-container ue-l-article--expand-edge-right-until-tablet ue-l-article--expand-edge-left-until-tablet\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1010px) 660px, (min-width: 980px) calc(100vw - 350px), (min-width: 740px) calc(100vw - 320px), 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/files\/article_360_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/05\/30\/6a1b4eee55851.webp 360w,https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/files\/article_375_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/05\/30\/6a1b4eee55851.webp 375w,https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/files\/article_414_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/05\/30\/6a1b4eee55851.webp 414w,https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/files\/article_660_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/05\/30\/6a1b4eee55851.webp 660w,https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/files\/article_720_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/05\/30\/6a1b4eee55851.webp 720w,https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/files\/article_750_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/05\/30\/6a1b4eee55851.webp 750w,https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/files\/article_828_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/05\/30\/6a1b4eee55851.webp 828w,https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/files\/article_1320_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/05\/30\/6a1b4eee55851.webp 1320w\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption-inner\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">How Luis Enrique transformed PSG<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__bar has-avatar ue-c-article__bar--horizontal-from-tablet\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__bar-body\">\n<ul class=\"ue-c-article__byline ue-l-article--grow-from-desktop\" aria-label=\"Redacci\u00f3n:\">\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__byline-item\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__byline-name\">\n                                ROBERTO ORTEGA\n                    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__publishdate\" aria-label=\"Fecha de publicaci\u00f3n\"><span>Updated <\/span><time datetime=\"2026-05-30T21:03:22Z\">                            30\/05\/2026<br \/>\n        &#8211;<br \/>\n        <span>16:03<abbr title=\"Central Daylight Time\">CDT<\/abbr><\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__bar-secondary ue-u-hide-until-tablet ue-l-article--leftcol-width-from-tablet ue-l-article--float-left-from-tablet-no-margin ue-l-article--move-to-leftcol-from-tablet ue-u-sticky-top-80\">\n<ul class=\"ue-c-article__share-tools  ue-c-article__share-tools--direction-column js_socialMedia\" aria-label=\"Compartir art\u00edculo en Redes Sociales\">\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__share-tools-item ue-c-article__share-tools-item--facebook\"><span class=\"hidden-content\">Compartir en Facebook<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__share-tools-item ue-c-article__share-tools-item--twitter\"><span class=\"hidden-content\">Compartir en Twitter<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__share-tools-item ue-c-article__share-tools-item--telegram\"><span class=\"hidden-content\">Compartir en Telegram<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__share-tools-item ue-c-article__share-tools-item--whatsapp\"><span class=\"hidden-content\">Compartir en Whatsapp<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__share-tools-item ue-c-article__share-tools-item--email\"><span class=\"hidden-content\">Compartir por Mail<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ue-c-article__subtitles ue-l-article--width-1of2-from-mobile ue-l-article--width-1of3-from-desktop ue-l-article--float-right-from-mobile ue-c-article__subtitles--boxed\" aria-label=\"Contenido relacionado\">\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__subtitles-item  \"><span class=\"ue-c-article__subtitles-kicker\">Soccer.\u00a0 <\/span>Lamine Yamal fulfills his dream and joins Spain\u2019s camp ahead of the 2026 World Cup<\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__subtitles-item  \"><span class=\"ue-c-article__subtitles-kicker\">Champions League.\u00a0 <\/span>Luis Enrique joins the greatest managers in Champions League history after PSG triumph<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__body\">\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\">W<strong>hen Luis Enrique arrived in Paris in 2023, PSG<\/strong> was entering a period of uncertainty. <strong>The superstar era was beginning to fade. Neymar departed. Messi left. Mbapp\u00e9&#8217;s future became one of the biggest stories in football before his eventual exit<\/strong>. Questions emerged about whether PSG could remain a European powerhouse without relying on global icons. But Luis Enrique saw the situation differently.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">Rather than rebuilding around individual stars, he focused on creating a true collective. <strong>He demanded defensive intensity, positional discipline and complete commitment from every player on the pitch<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-player\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption-inner\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Champions League final fever spirals out of control in Budapest<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">The transformation did not happen overnight<br \/><\/h2>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\"><strong>For more than a decade, PSG&#8217;s ownership invested heavily in one objective: becoming champions of Europe<\/strong>. The club came painfully close in 2020 when it lost the Champions League final to Bayern Munich. <strong>Years of disappointment followed despite assembling some of the most talented squads football had ever seen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\"><strong>PSG<\/strong> reached the Champions League semifinals during his first season, won the tournament in 2025 and then returned to conquer Europe again in 2026. <strong>Along the way, the club developed one of the most recognizable football identities in Europe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\"><strong>The achievement becomes even more significant considering that PSG entered the season as defending champions<\/strong> and still managed to navigate the pressure that comes with being every opponent&#8217;s biggest target. ESPN described PSG as a team pursuing a rare Champions League repeat, while multiple analysts viewed them as one of the strongest sides in world football entering the final.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-player\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption-inner\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Paris enters survival mode as businesses brace for PSG vs Arsenal Champions League final<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">The numbers behind this PSG era are remarkable<br \/><\/h2>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\"><strong>The club won its fifth consecutive Ligue 1 title under Luis Enrique&#8217;s leadership<\/strong> and continued a period of domestic dominance rarely seen in French football.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\"><strong>PSG also became the first French club to win the FIFA Intercontinental Cup<\/strong> and completed a historic sextuple across the 2025 calendar year, collecting six trophies while establishing multiple club records.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">Meanwhile, <strong>Luis Enrique reached 50 Champions League victories faster than any manager in history<\/strong>, surpassing the previous record held by Pep Guardiola.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-player\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption-inner\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Rihanna and the PSG jersey that is making headlines again ahead of the Champions League final<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\"><strong>For PSG, this second consecutive Champions League title changes the way the club will be remembered forever<\/strong>. For Luis Enrique, it changes the way football history will remember him.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\"><strong>Many great managers have won a Champions League. Far fewer have won multiple titles.<\/strong> Even fewer have done it with different clubs. And almost nobody has transformed a club&#8217;s identity while turning it into back-to-back European champions.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\"><strong>For years, PSG searched for the coach who could finally deliver the trophy that always seemed just out of reach.<\/strong> Not only did Luis Enrique bring it to Paris. He brought it twice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"taboola-art-mid-script\" data-ue-is-premium=\"false\" data-ue-is-basic=\"true\" data-ue-is-mobile=\"false\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__tags-container\">\n<ul class=\"ue-c-article__tags\" aria-label=\"Etiquetado como:\">\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__tags-item\">Champions League<\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__tags-item\">Arsenal<\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__tags-item\">PSG<\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__tags-item\">Luis Enrique<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__related-news \" aria-label=\"Art\u00edculos relacionados\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__related-news-item\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__related-news-kicker\">Champions League <\/span>Luis Enrique joins the greatest managers in Champions League history after PSG triumph<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__related-news-item\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__related-news-kicker\">Champions League <\/span>A new king of Europe is sought: a Spanish duel between PSG, the reigning champion, and Arsenal, the challenger<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__related-news-item\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__related-news-kicker\">Champions League <\/span>Arteta claps back at &#8220;defensive&#8221; criticism: &#8220;If what we have isn&#8217;t enough, we have to innovate to win&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-popular-links js-featured-links ue-c-popular-links--closed\">\n<ul class=\"list ue-c-popular-links__list hidden-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<li class=\"ue-c-popular-links__list-item \">Football<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/champions-league\/2026\/05\/30\/how-luis-enrique-transformed-psg-into-back-to-back-champions-league-champions.html&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/files\/article_main_microformat\/uploads\/2026\/05\/30\/6a1b4eee55851.jpeg&#8221;] Champions League How Luis Enrique transformed PSG into back-to-back Champions League champions A team built for history How Luis Enrique transformed PSG ROBERTO ORTEGA Updated 30\/05\/2026 &#8211; 16:03CDT Compartir en Facebook Compartir en Twitter Compartir en Telegram Compartir en Whatsapp Compartir por Mail Soccer.\u00a0 Lamine Yamal fulfills his dream and joins Spain\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,45],"class_list":["post-1964209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-marca-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1964209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1964209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1964209\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1964209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1964209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1964209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}