He could still be about to walk away from Barcelona, but if Luis Enrique does quit after winning the Champions League on Saturday night in Berlin it will be the sort of farewell that nobody envisaged back in January. At the start of the year the Barcelona manager appeared to have completely lost the Barcelona dressing room, and his opposite number at Real Madrid Carlo Ancelotti had just taken his team on a run of 22 victories. One man was all set to be given a new contract, and the other looked ready to be given the boot. Five months later it is Ancelotti out of work and currently considering a job offer from his former boss at AC Milan - Silvio Berlusconi - while Luis Enrique is making plans for Berlin.Luis Enrique looked like he had lost the dressing room in JanuaryReal Madrid had won 22 games in a row and Barcelona were in troubleNow, it is Carlo Ancelotti without a job and Enrique receiving praiseIf he leaves at the end of the season, it will be the sort of farewell that nobody expected at the start of the yearBarcelona will secure the treble if they win the Champions LeagueBarca players of the last 10 years: 97 names from Douglas to Lionel Messi
That game against Real Sociedad ended in a 1-0 defeat with _ having to swallow his pride at half-time and tell Messi to get ready to come on. That game against Real Sociedad ended in a 1-0 defeat with Luis Enrique having to swallow his pride at half-time and tell _ to get ready to come on. Messi didn't turn up for the next training session complaining of gastroenteritis; Sporting Director Andoni Zubizarreta was sacked; his assistant Carles Puyol quit; and _ was another disagreement with Messi away from following them both out the door.