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Touching story/ PSG in the Champions League final, Luis Enrique also plays for his late daughter

2025-05-09 17:20:41Sport SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
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Luis Enrique and his late daughter, Xana

Luis Enrique is ready for his second Champions League final this month, after guiding PSG to victory against Arsenal in the Champions League semi-final on Wednesday night.

A decade after his triumph with Barcelona, ​​Enrique will return to the bench of the greatest final in club football. Few would dispute this achievement, especially given the family tragedy he experienced six years ago.

In 2019, Enrique stepped down as Spain national team coach to care for his young daughter, Xana, who was diagnosed with a bone tumor. Sadly, Xana passed away on August 29, 2019, at the age of 9, leaving her parents, Luis Enrique and Elena Cullell, emotionally devastated. Losing a child is the greatest tragedy for any parent, but Enrique has spoken with great empathy about the event, saying that he still feels "very lucky" to be alive.

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Reflecting on Xana's death, he said: "Do I consider myself lucky or unlucky? I consider myself lucky, very lucky. 'But your daughter died at the age of 9.' Yes, but my daughter came to live with us for nine wonderful years. We have thousands of memories with her, videos, extraordinary moments."

An emotional clip showed Xana doing gymnastics in the garden, while her family proudly filmed her.

“My mother couldn’t keep pictures of Xana until I went home and said, ‘Why aren’t there any pictures of Xana, mom?’ She said, ‘I can’t.’ I said, ‘You have to put them up. Xana is alive. Not physically, but spiritually. Because every day we talk about her, laugh about her, and remember her. I believe that Xana still sees us. And what I want her to think is how we lived this?”

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The video ends with Xana playing the piano with a beaming smile. Enrique returned as Spain coach just three months after his daughter's death, leading them to the 2022 World Cup. After being eliminated in the round of 16 by Morocco on penalties, he left the post. But he didn't stay away from the bench for long: in July 2023, he took charge of PSG. Despite the departures of Lionel Messi and Neymar, Enrique won Ligue 1 and the Coupe de France in his first season. After Kylian Mbappe left for Real Madrid, he was forced to adapt without his latest star, but he still managed to lead PSG to the league title and the finals of the Coupe de France and the Champions League.

Now, only Inter stands in their way to their first Champions League trophy, on a night that is expected to be filled with emotion for Enrique, who continues to live and work to make Xana and his family proud.

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