They have a high opinion of this game, almost as much as of themselves, and this is undoubtedly what best defines Luis Enrique and Pep Guardiola in their second lives as coaches. Opponents on Wednesday evening, the coach of PSG and that of Manchester City (both 54 years old) went through a life in a balloon, side by side or in separate corridors but never far apart. “We were able to meet in youth selections before, but the first major common experience between them was the 1992 Olympics”rewinds Roberto Solozabal, captain of the gold medal-winning Spanish team in Barcelona. At the time, the Asturian wore the Real Madrid jersey, the Catalan that of Barça, but “there were no clans in the group and the atmosphere was nice, besides we didn’t talk much about football during the Games”.
