Paris Saint-Germain's victory at Angers this Saturday was anything but sweet. At the end of the matchLuis Enrique appeared in the club's official media to communicate the sad news of Raquel's deaththe wife of his assistant Rafel Pol, after a long illness that she had suffered in recent years.
“I want to take advantage of the fact that I am addressing the club's television. We want to dedicate this victory to a very important person for the staff: Rafel's wife, Raquel, who unfortunately passed away today,” the Asturian said. “I become a spokesperson for all of us at Paris Saint-Germain. Our most sincere support and all the strength in the world. Raquel will never leave, she will always be with us. It's a very sad moment. “We found out about his death at the end of the game,” he added.
Luis Enrique's own assistant also posted an extensive farewell statement on his Instagram account. “To life, no matter how unfair it may seem today, I am infinitely grateful for the love and time it gave me with Raquel. Today pain is inevitable, fruit of the fear of losing something wonderful, but Raquel will not leave. Our reality is sculpted from memory; Therefore, the past never dies, it is not even the past.”
“The now is nothing more than a collection of footprints, and those that Raquel leaves are great, reasons for inspiration and not for suffering. Therefore, as Rachel taught us, we will not think of her as absent, We will not search for it in oblivion. We will look for it inside, because it will be there. I love you infinitely,” Pol lamented.
The coach's post, Luis Enrique's partner since he signed for Roma in 2011 and member of the technical teams of Celta de Vigo, Fútbol Club Barcelona and the Spanish National Teamhas been filled with messages from footballers such as Marco Asensio, Arnau Tenas, Álvaro Morata and Iago Aspas. Pol was also part of Juan Carlos Unzué's staff at the Olívico club.
Follow the Diario AS channel on WhatsApp, where you will find all the sport in a single space: the news of the day, the agenda with the latest news on the most important sporting events, the most outstanding images, the opinion of the best AS firms , reports, videos, and some humor from time to time.
