Luis Enrique He returns to face Real Sociedad tonight after nearly seven years of absence. He will do so in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16, ahead of PSG. So far, the Asturian coach has played against Txuri Urdin on ten occasions, eight with Barcelona and two with Celta. The balance is slightly in favor of the former Spanish coach, with five wins, two draws and three losses although, considering that most of the games were played with a giant like Barça from the dreaded MSN, it can be said the realistic. great merit.
The now PSG coach suffered a lot at the Anoeta stadium in San Sebastian. They lost three out of five times and drew one other time, winning only in the 16-17 Cup quarterfinals (0-1). However, at home they only got one draw with the royalists and it was with Celta at 13-14 (2-2). The last three games against Txuri Urdin ended with culé victories. The last game was a 3-2 league win at Camp Nou, in April 2017.
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The substitution of Neymar and Messi ending in defeat in January 2015
Luis Enrique lost 1-0 at Anoeta in his first two visits to Barcelona. At first, in January 2015, he chose to put Neymar and Messi on the bench, causing a storm in the atmosphere of the culé, although the season ended with a triplet. That night at Anoeta, a Jordi Alba own goal gave David Moyes’ Real three points, and extended Barcelona’s curse in Donostia.
Source: La Verdad
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