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Luis Enrique, with the Barça in his stage like player

It was the first of many

They fulfil 20 years of the first title of Luis Enrique with the Barça

Published:28/08/2016 - 19:00h

Updated:28/08/2016 - 19:34h

The current trainer of the FC Barcelona celebrated this Sunday 28 August 2016 twenty years of triumphs like Barcelona. Luis Enrique premièred in 1996 raising his first title with the Barça in the Supercopa of Spain

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The same day in which the FC Barcelona contested his second party of this League 2016-2017, his trainer fulfilled 20 years of successes beside the Catalan entity. Luis Enrique did a 28 August 1996 with the Supercopa of Spain in front of the Athletic of Madrid, something that was celebrated in his day like the first title of the English trainer Bobby Robson.

After having dazzled in the gone with a conclusive five to two in Montjuïc to the rojiblancos, the turn contested in The Comb was less plácida of the expected. Luis Enriquand was to title in both parties and in the turn, where also played, among others, Pep Guardiola, Julen Lopetegui or Laurent Blanc, finish losing by three to one, with the so much blaugrana annotated by the mythical Hristo Stoichkov. 

One of the curiosities of that meeting was the have been summoned a day before international commitments. Something that affected especially to the players of Brazil and Portugal and that left without that dressed of short Ronaldo, Giovanni, Figo and Vitor Baía. The title finally was celebrated in the lawn of the Madrilenian stadium with the morbo to see to José Mourinho embraced to Pep Guardiola.

The Barça went out with the following alignment:

  • Lopetegui; Ferrer, Abelardo, Blanc, Sergi; Guardiola, Popescu; Luis Enrique, Love (Bakero, 91'), Stoichkov (Cuéllar, 80'); Pizzi.
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