3 h. ago Football news: Luis Enrique fires Arsenal warning as Ange Postecoglou dismisses Spurs concerns

Arsenal host PSG in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final clash next week, but Luis Enrique has warned the Gunners they will not be given an easy ride

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6 h. ago PSG boss Luis Enrique's unflattering Liverpool comparison as he plays down Arsenal threat

Paris Saint-Germain boss Luis Enrique has played down the threat of Arsenal from set-pieces by making an unflattering comparison to Premier League champions Liverpool

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9 h. ago PSG boss Luis Enrique dismisses major Arsenal threat in unflattering Liverpool comparison

Paris Saint-Germain boss Luis Enrique has compared Arsenal's ability from set-pieces to that of Liverpool and is not planning on spending extra time pouring over the Gunners' routines

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4 d. ago Thomas Partey leaves Mikel Arteta with selection headache for Champions League semi

Arsenal sealed a famous victory over Real Madrid on Wednesday to book a Champions League semi-final spot against PSG - but boss Mikel Arteta is now faced with a dilemma after losing Thomas Partey to suspension

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5 d. ago Stylish midfield, electric attack: Why Arsenal should fear PSG in Champions League semi

Arsenal set up a Champions League semi-final meeting with Luis Enrique’s side after beating Real Madrid

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5 d. ago A stylish midfield and electric attack – PSG a team to be feared for Arsenal

The Gunners beat Real Madrid in the quarters as PSG edged past Aston Villa.

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5 d. ago Villa thriller shows PSG remain an antidote to sterile systems football | David Hytner

Luis Enrique’s fearlessness sets apart arguably the most watchable team in Europe after years of disappointmentLuis Enrique had one word to describe Gianluigi Donnarumma. “Sensationnel,” the Paris Saint-Germain manager said, switching briefly into French from his native Spanish; no translation required.Donnarumma was the difference for PSG against Aston Villa on Tuesday night, the goalkeeper making five saves in the Champions League quarter-final second leg at Villa Park, three of them, well, sensational, as his team just about got the job done, losing 3-2 on the night having been 2-0 up but advancing 5-4 on aggregate. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Proud Unai Emery targets Champions League return after Aston Villa’s near miss

A rousing comeback from 5-1 down on aggregate to Paris St Germain came up just short.

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6 d. ago PSG end Aston Villa’s European run after epic fightback falls just short

Unai Emery will always shudder at mention of La Remontada. It came to define his time as the manager of Paris Saint-Germain, the inexplicable Champions League defeat by Luis Enrique’s Barcelona in 2017 after his team had held a 4-0 first-leg lead. Barcelona would end up needing three goals with 88 minutes of the second leg gone at the Camp Nou. They got them for a 6-5 aggregate victory.On an epic night at Villa Park, the roles were reversed – and so nearly to cathartic effect for Emery. His Villa team were magnificent. They refused to believe that this showpiece Champions League quarter-final was over after Luis Enrique’s PSG surged into a 2-0 lead on the night for a 5-1 aggregate advantage, the goals coming from their flying full-backs, Achraf Hakimi and Nuno Mendes. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago PSG will not be intimidated by hostile atmosphere at Aston Villa – Luis Enrique

The Ligue 1 champions travel to Birmingham with a 3-1 advantage from last week’s first leg in Paris.

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1 week ago Luis Enrique has changed the DNA to transform PSG into a different beast in the Champions League

PSG have seized control of their Champions League quarter-final tie against Aston Villa

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1 week ago Morgan Rogers believes Aston Villa can still progress in Champions League

Villa’s European dream is hanging by a thread after a 3-1 first-leg defeat in Paris, with Nuno Mendes’ stoppage-time goal hurting Unai Emery’s side.

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1 week ago What Cristiano Ronaldo told Man Utd about hiring Luis Enrique as manager

Luis Enrique was tipped for the Manchester United job in November 2021 after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked and Cristiano Ronaldo hoped that he'd come to Old Trafford

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1 week ago Kvaratskhelia, PSG’s joyous throwback, delivers moment of old

PSG’s winger makes up his own moments – and he scored a beauty to set Luis Enrique’s side on course for victoryIt took three minutes of the second half for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, perhaps the most watchable footballer in Europe right now, to confirm the way this game was going.Unai Emery had sent on Axel Disasi for Matty Cash at the break, with the score 1-1 and PSG hugely dominant on every metric. Cash was effectively doomed in this game from the moment he was booked pulling Kvaratskhelia back, just trying to stop the pain on Aston Villa’s right side, and already facing a case of terminal neck-crick from staring down at those shuffling feet. That was Cash’s fourth foul with just 17 minutes gone. Tick tock. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Late Nuno Mendes goal hurts Aston Villa hopes to stretch PSG’s advantage

Luis Enrique is regarded as the manager who finally transformed Paris Saint-Germain from a team of individuals into a team but that does not prevent players from expressing themselves. For Exhibit A, see Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s preposterous strike that helped earn PSG a deserved advantage heading into the second leg of this quarter-final. Exhibit B was a beauty, too, Désiré Doué sending a rasping strike in off the woodwork after Morgan Rogers gave Villa a shock first-half lead. By the end it was 3-1, 29 shots to six and it was tempting to wonder quite how many full-backs Unai Emery would require to cage PSG’s ravenous front three.As the flag a handful of supporters posed with on the Pont d’Iéna, opposite the Eiffel Tower, several hours before kick-off declared, this was Emery in Paris and drama was a given. It is why the Prince of Wales was compelled to be here, his eldest son in tow. “I want George to experience a night out away from home in a big European competition,” the royal V...

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1 week ago Late Nuno Mendes goal hurts Aston Villa hopes and stretches PSG’s advantage

Luis Enrique is regarded as the manager who finally transformed Paris Saint-Germain from a team of individuals into a team but that does not prevent players from expressing themselves. For Exhibit A, see Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s preposterous strike that helped earn PSG a deserved advantage heading into the second leg of this quarter-final.Exhibit B was a beauty, too, Désiré Doué sending a rasping strike in off the woodwork after Morgan Rogers gave Villa a shock first-half lead. By the end it was 3-1, 29 shots to six and it was tempting to wonder quite how many full-backs Unai Emery would require to cage PSG’s ravenous front three. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Late Nuno Mendes strike caps PSG comeback to hurt Aston Villa hopes

Luis Enrique is regarded as the manager who finally transformed Paris Saint-Germain from a group of individuals into a team but that process, changing the DNA to use his words, has not prohibited players from expressing themselves. For Exhibit A, see Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s preposterous strike, a flash of lightning that helped to secure for PSG a deserved advantage heading into the second leg of this quarter-final.Exhibit B was a beauty, too, Désiré Doué cracking a rasping strike in off the woodwork after Morgan Rogers gave Villa a shock first-half lead. The killer goal, for both teams, came in stoppage time, Nuno Mendes making it 3-1. By the end it was 29 shots to seven and tempting to wonder quite how many full-backs Unai Emery would require to cage PSG’s ravenous front three of Kvaratskhelia, Ousmane Dembélé and Doué, the prodigious teenager. Frankly it is hard to envisage PSG not scoring at Villa Park. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Mario Balotelli makes cryptic threat after former Man City star was frozen out by Arsenal legend

Former Man City pair Mario Balotelli and Patrick Vieira do not see eye to eye these days, and it is impacting both their careers

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1 week ago Unai Emery, Luis Enrique and the worst night of Aston Villa manager's career

Unai Emery and Luis Enrique will meet again on Wednesday as Paris Saint-Germain host Aston Villa in the Champions League quarter-finals - and the two Spaniards know all about knockout drama

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2 w. ago Aston Villa’s Champions League dream depends on Unai Emery exorcising his greatest ghost

Emery’s darkest day as a manager was PSG’s 6-1 loss to Barcelona and as he prepares to face Luis Enrique once more, he can finally create a new legacy

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