Luis Enrique has been slammed by a female TV presenter who he had a very awkward reunion after winning the Champions League.
The 55-year-old became a two-time Champions League winner as a manager after his Paris Saint-Germain side trounced Inter Milan 5-0 in the final at the Allianz Arena - to finally become European champions.
Enrique, who got his hands on the prize in 2015 when he led Barcelona to a historic treble, was overjoyed at the final whistle and dedicated the victory to his late daughter Xana.
He participated in a number of pitchside interviews but one was a little tense as it was with Movistar Plus and a reporter who Enrique has had a nine-year feud with.
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As per MARCA, at the very start of the chat, Enrique said, "I'm here for Mónica (Marchante). You all know that. I'm here for you (Avaro Benito), less so. And for you (Susana Guasch), not much".
In response, Susanna tried to move things on and said, "Time flies, how long has it been?" - with the interview continuing in a fairly normal manner
Guasch addresses Enrique's cold comment on Instagram in the form of a video, saying: "I hadn't seen him in nine years. I see he hasn't forgotten my work and that he didn't like it. Hey, well, it's all a matter of taste... but that's it, nothing else happened, just that. The best thing is that, almost a decade later, he's still doing his thing, and so am I. He'll still think we journalists don't have a clue—the title, by the way, of a wonderful documentary about him, which you can't miss if you haven't seen it.
Guasch doubled down on criticism of Enrique on the Onda Cero programme 'Radioestadio Noche', calling Enrique "a public ridicule" and stating that he "knew what he was doing".
What is the issue between Luis Enrique and the Movistar Plus journalist?
Enrique and Guasch's feud stems from a spiky 2016 interview which took place when he was managing Barcelona.
Guasch was working for Antena 3 at the time and the interview came after a recent defeat to rivals Real Madrid.
Not happy with the line of questioning, Enrique said that Guasch's analysis was "quite superficial" and "quite gratuitous". He then told Guasch, "You talk about whatever you want and I'll answer what I want".
analysis is quite superficial, quite gratuitous. It has nothing to do with that of a professional..." and "I repeat, you talk about whatever you want and I'll answer whatever I want."
Topics: Luis Enrique, Paris Saint-Germain, Champions League, Barcelona, Inter Milan
Josh Lawless