Style, results, experience… Mikel Arteta and Luis Enrique, the match within the match

Style, results, experience… Mikel Arteta and Luis Enrique, the match within the match
Style, results, experience… Mikel Arteta and Luis Enrique, the match within the match

DECRYPTION – This Tuesday’s clash in the Champions League will be an opportunity to see two representatives of the Spanish school of coaching face to face.

Arsenal-PSG is one of the most anticipated clashes of the 2e day of the Champions League, this Tuesday (9 p.m., Canal+), at the Emirates Stadium. A real test for , which cannot use Ligue 1 to really benchmark itself. And also the opportunity to see face to face two Spanish coaches, Mikel Arteta and Luis Enrique, who share many points in common.

Paris and Barcelona hyphenated

The first similar point is having PSG and Barcelona in their CV. Coach of Paris SG since the summer of 2023, Luis Enrique, 54, finished his playing career at Barça (1996-2004) and began his second life as a coach at the head of the Catalan reserve (2008-2011 ), before taking the reins of the first team (2014-2017). In place at Arsenal since December 2019, his first experience on a bench as number 1, Mikel Arteta, 42, studied at La Masia, the talent incubator of FC Barcelona. The Basque, however, has never worn the jersey…

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