▁Luis ▁Fern ande z , ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁less ▁successful ▁in ▁the ▁league , ▁with ▁FC ▁N antes ▁being ▁crown ed ▁champions . ▁G in ola ▁scored ▁ 1 1 ▁times ▁in ▁ 2 8 ▁league ▁appearances . ▁Paris ▁Saint - G erm ain ▁did ▁sh ine ▁in ▁the ▁cup ▁compet itions ▁though , ▁winning ▁another ▁Coupe ▁de ▁France ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Coupe ▁de ▁la ▁Ligue . ▁In ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Champions ▁League , ▁the ▁Paris ian ▁club ▁caused ▁a ▁major ▁shock ▁after ▁knock ing ▁out ▁ 1 9 9 4 ' s ▁final ists ▁FC ▁Barcelona ▁in ▁the ▁quarter ▁final s , ▁with ▁G in ola ▁playing ▁particularly ▁well . ▁The ▁club ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁at ▁the ▁next ▁hur d le ▁by ▁def ending ▁champions ▁A . C . ▁Milan . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁G in ola ▁decided ▁to ▁leave ▁France . ▁Kn own ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁Spanish ▁football ▁enthus iast , ▁he ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁sn apped ▁up ▁by ▁Barcelona . ▁Furthermore , ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁his ▁stell ar ▁displays ▁in ▁European ▁compet itions ▁against ▁the ▁Spanish ▁gi ants ▁Real ▁Madrid ▁and ▁Barcelona ▁had ▁attract ed ▁media ▁attention ▁in ▁Spain , ▁with ▁local ▁media ▁dub bing ▁him ▁" El ▁Magn ific o ". ▁However , ▁he ▁ended ▁up ▁with ▁English ▁club ▁New castle ▁United ▁F . C ., ▁then ▁managed ▁by ▁Kevin ▁Ke eg an . ▁