Marquinhos reveals Luis Enrique’s plan to topple the Catalans

In the RMC Sport film “Demontada”, about the great European victory of PSG in Catalonia (4-1), Marquinhos was able to reveal the ideas put in place by Luis Enrique to overcome FC Barcelona during the quarter-finals of the Champions. League.

– The plan was very clear. Marquinhos ticks the box while his coach Luis Enrique is sometimes criticized for his lack of clarity – or at least continuity – in his tactical plans. The Parisian captain returned, during the RMC Sport film “Demontada”, to the coach’s instructions for the quarter-final second leg of the Champions League on the field of FC Barcelona (4-1).

“At home we had a much more aggressive game plan that gave space on the last line and Barcelona took advantage of that very well. For the second game we had a more different plan with more certainty. We took the game where we wanted to push,” Marquinhos told RMC Sport.

Luis Enrique’s confidence

Beyond the tactical work carried out by Luis Enrique throughout the week before this big meeting, Marquinhos was also characterized by the “confidence” that inhabited the former coach of FC Barcelona when PSG had lost the first leg (2-3).

“He spent the whole week with this confidence. He showed us videos so that we could improve in defence, attack and construction of the game,” said the Parisian captain.

Luis Enrique’s work bore fruit as PSG then won on Spanish soil although Araujo’s red card received just before the half-hour mark undoubtedly did the job for the Ile-de-France coach and his team.