{"id":1964210,"date":"2026-05-30T22:41:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T19:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1964210"},"modified":"2026-05-30T22:41:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T19:41:11","slug":"luis-enrique-promised-everyone-psg-would-be-better-without-kylian-mbappe-and-he-was-proven-right-twice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1964210","title":{"rendered":"Luis Enrique promised everyone PSG would be better without Kylian Mbappe and he was proven right twice"},"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\/07\/69fcac123b742.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 \">Luis Enrique promised everyone PSG would be better without Kylian Mbappe and he was proven right twice<\/h1>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article__standfirst\">An old video of the PSG manager claiming he could control the team once Mbappe left has resurfaced after a second-consecutive Champions League triumph.<\/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\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\" class=\"ue-c-article__image\" alt=\"Mbapp\u00e9 and Luis Enrique\" src=\"https:\/\/e00-xlk-ue-marca-en.uecdn.es\/uploads\/2026\/05\/07\/69fcac123b742.jpeg\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption-inner\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Mbapp\u00e9 and Luis Enrique<\/span><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-source\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-author\">LAPRESSE<\/span><\/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                                MATIAS WODNER\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__byline-social\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__publishdate\" aria-label=\"Fecha de publicaci\u00f3n\"><span>Updated <\/span><time datetime=\"2026-05-30T22:41:11Z\">                            30\/05\/2026<br \/>\n        &#8211;<br \/>\n        <span>17:41<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 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class=\"ue-c-article__subtitles-kicker\">Champions League.\u00a0 <\/span>A video of Rihanna and Achraf Hakimi in Paris regains traction ahead of Paris Saint-Germain\u2019s Champions League title run<\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__subtitles-item  \"><span class=\"ue-c-article__subtitles-kicker\">Champions League.\u00a0 <\/span>The Drake Curse strikes again: Arsenal had no chance following big money bet from rapper<\/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\">It\u2019s official: <strong>PSG are European champions once again<\/strong>. <strong>Arsenal<\/strong> pushed them to the brink, but the Parisian squad won out on penalties, capturing a second-consecutive <strong>Champions League<\/strong> trophy. While the players deserve a ton of credit, manager <strong>Luis Enrique<\/strong> has rightfully earned endless praise after guiding the club to countless trophies since arriving.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">The narrative following PSG\u2019s Champions league triumph has turned, once again, to <strong>Kylian Mbappe<\/strong>. <strong>It\u2019s no coincidence that PSG have won the Champions League twice in a row since Mbappe left<\/strong>, after coming up short in all of the player\u2019s seven seasons with the club. <strong>Enrique, in fact, has already explained why he believes this has been the case<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-player\">\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\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-video-responsive ue-c-article__media-video-responsive--16-9\">\n<div id=\"player_0ded8807eb1d45fd7c4a5504_xaby1we\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><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 trophy packed away before PSG vs Arsenal final in rare behind the scenes video<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Luis Enrique once said Kylian Mbappe didn\u2019t allow him to control what was happening on the pitch<\/h2>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">During an interview in the offseason after Mbappe signed with <strong>Real Madrid<\/strong>, Enrique delved deep into why he had a feeling the team was about to reach a new level without the star player.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote\">\n<p>Do I think I will do a better coaching job next year? Without a doubt. Because having a player that moves around wherever he want creates situations within the game that I can\u2019t control. Next year I will control everything. Everything, without an exception.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__embedded\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet-lazy\" data-lang=\"es\"><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">That\u2019s exactly what he did during the <strong>2024-25 season<\/strong>, then followed it up with the same in <strong>2025-26<\/strong>. It\u2019s incredible the amount of conviction Enrique had when he made that statement, but <strong>he was completely convinced it would pan out like he expected<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">While it\u2019s a bad look for Mbappe, especially given that he hasn\u2019t won anything with Real Madrid since joining from PSG, it simply shows that football is a true team sport. <strong>Enrique has PSG playing as a complete unit better than any other team in the world<\/strong>.<\/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\">Real Madrid<\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__tags-item\">Champions League<\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__tags-item\">Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/li>\n<li class=\"ue-c-article__tags-item\">PSG<\/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>The Drake Curse strikes again: Arsenal had no chance following big money bet from rapper<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__related-news-item\"><span class=\"ue-c-article__related-news-kicker\">Champions League <\/span>How Luis Enrique transformed PSG into back-to-back Champions League champions<\/div>\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>\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><\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__secondary-column\">\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__secondary-column-item\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-ad ue-c-ad--label\" role=\"region\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-ad__inner\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-football_champions-league_n_b300x100_0ded8807eb1d45fd7c4a5504\" class=\"publicidad ue-autorefresh-bind\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__secondary-column-item ue-l-article--grow\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-ad ue-c-ad--label ue-c-ad--sticky\" role=\"region\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-ad__inner\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-football_champions-league_n_r_0ded8807eb1d45fd7c4a5504\" class=\"publicidad ue-autorefresh-bind\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ue-l-article__secondary-column-item ue-l-article--no-grow js-notice-sticky\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-ad ue-c-ad--label ue-c-ad--sticky\" role=\"region\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-ad__inner\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-football_champions-league_n_rb_0ded8807eb1d45fd7c4a5504\" class=\"publicidad ue-autorefresh-bind\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/champions-league\/2026\/05\/31\/luis-enrique-promised-everyone-psg-would-be-better-without-kylian-mbappe-and-he-was-proven-right-twice.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\/07\/69fcac123b742.jpeg&#8221;] Champions League Luis Enrique promised everyone PSG would be better without Kylian Mbappe and he was proven right twice An old video of the PSG manager claiming he could control the team once Mbappe left has resurfaced after a second-consecutive Champions League triumph. 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