Luis Enrique Morocco World Cup Elimination Joy Confession

The Paris Saint-Germain coach received the newspaper La Nueva España during the press day organized in Poissy before the Champions League final against Arsenal. When asked about his best World Cup memories, Luis Enrique surprised by evoking the Round of 16 from the 2022 edition lost on penalties to Morocco. Although this premature elimination was severely criticized and described as the greatest failure of his career by observers, he holds a completely different memory, stating: "What for them is a drama and a fraud, for me it’s a joy I will never forget".

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The Asturian justifies this feeling by the play produced by his men that day. According to him, La Roja proved "infinitely superior" to their opponent. He describes the Moroccan national team as one of the best African and emerging teams, but insists that it had to settle for defending in its own half throughout the entire regulation time and extra time. Despite the lack of offensive inspiration and the final defeat, the Spanish coach at the time draws great satisfaction from the total commitment of his players who gave everything to win.