Luis Enrique criticised for PSG thrashing
Coach Unai Emery praised for tactical set-up that caught the Catalans cold
Barcelona — Barcelona coach Luis Enrique floundered in the firing line on Wednesday after what he called a "disastrous" 4-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain left the Spanish champions on the brink of their earliest Champions League exit in a decade. Enrique confronted a television reporter working for Catalan station TV3 after the match, while Barca midfielder Sergio Busquets criticised his tactics. Barcelona sports daily Sport’s front cover read, "this is not Barca", while Madrid-based AS’s headline ran, "total disaster". A former Real Madrid foe came back to haunt Barca as Angel di Maria scored twice, while further goals from Julian Draxler and Edison Cavani handed PSG the glorious European night they have craved since Qatar Sports Investments’ takeover six years ago. The joint heaviest defeat in Enrique’s three seasons in charge means they face missing out on the quarterfinals for the first time since losing to Liverpool in the last 16 in 2006-07. "It was a disastrous night for us i...
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