Thursday, March 2, 2017

Luis Enrique followed Guardiola's achievements but never got the same credit (Reuters)

Football Soccer - Atletico Madrid v Barcelona - Spanish La Liga Santander - Vicente Calderon Stadium, Madrid, Spain, 26/02/17 Barcelona's coach Luis Enrique Martinez. REUTERS/Juan Medina

By Richard Martin BARCELONA (Reuters) - Luis Enrique's announcement that he will quit Barcelona at the end of the season was expected, but the timing - at the end of a news conference after his side thrashed Sporting Gijon 6-1 - came as a surprise. Barca had exited the Champions League and could only claim a league title that had looked to be sewn up on the final day of the season. Concern grew when Barca slumped to a 2-1 defeat at home against newly promoted Alaves after the coach made a string of changes.


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