Champions League: Why Paris Saint-Germain provide Arsenal with ultimate test in Budapest final

The Spanish coach is at the helm of this new PSG, built from the ashes of a superstar era that saw Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé and Neymar at the center of an ego-riding outfit that doesn’t match the team.

Luis Enrique who also In the year In 2015, he won the Champions League with Barcelonaordered the players to stop their egos at the door – or jettison those they didn’t want.

In their position, a combination of superb individual skills coupled with a ferocious work ethic and defensive tenacity will prove a formidable obstacle for Arsenal to win.

And the leader is Marquinhos.

Brazilian center-half He arrived at PSG from Roma in 2013Luis Enrique’s tricks of the greats survive because the coach has the wisdom to spot a consummate professional and world-class defender when he sees one.

Keeping Kane in cover, the England captain formed a brilliant partnership with Willian Pacho, who played a key role until he struck in the dying seconds.

When Kvaratkhelia and Dembele combined for the crucial moment of the game, 20-year-old Desire Doue – the young face of the new PSG – tormented Vincent Kompany’s side, coming close several times in the second half.

And the glue that held it all together was Marquinhos, still peerless at the age of 31, and with an uncanny ability to be in the right place at the right time with calm authority.

To complete the picture, PSG’s midfielder Vitinha, Fabian Ruiz and Joao Neves are the well-oiled engine room that ties it all together.

Ruiz’s pass was a beauty for Dembele’s goal – but Luis Enrique was left behind to do the defensive dirty work he wanted and his team seemed happy to deliver.