Luis Enrique, the coach who arrived in Paris last summer, has known how to get the best out of Kylian Mbappé, Dembélé, Vitinha and Gianluigi Donnarumma. A quartet that has been key for the Asturian to win the Ligue 1 title, three days before the end of the 2023-2024 season, in his first year as PSG coach. And, as already happened with Barça, they are one step away from achieving a historic treble: League, French Cup and Champion.
Ligue 1 is already mathematically in the hands of Paris Saint-Germain. The only possible result for Monaco to postpone the alirón was the victory against Olympique Lyon and they did not achieve it (3-2). A draw or defeat was not worth it and they left the Parc Olympique Lyoannais empty after a match in which they were almost always in tow. After this setback, the Monegasques saw all their chances of snatching their twelfth League title from the Parisian team, more than anyone else in the history of the French tournament.
The Asturian has focused his work on possession, the passing game and quick projection, while privileging the versatility, competition and rotation of his players, including Mbappé – who leaves the club at the end of the season -. The only star in a galaxy that has practically disappeared after the departure of names like Lionel Messi, Neymar, Marco Verratti and Sergio Ramos and Luis Enrique who has known how to put together a winning group.
Undefeated since September 2023 and with 26 games in the Ligue, Paris Saint-Germain is now 12 points ahead of Monaco and can no longer be caught. The long start to the season is behind them, they won two of the first five games. But once they got going and took control in the league competition, PSG headed for Europe. An old goal, considering the French team’s history of frustrations in the tournament. They face the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals against Dortmund on Wednesday, May 1.
For Les Parisiens, Luis Enrique is the ideal man to pilot the new era that is beginning to take shape.
