On Saturday, Paris Saint-Germain fans unveiled an emotional tribute to the team's coach, Luis Enrique’s late daughter Xana, after the club’s Champions League final victory over Inter Milan.
"I don’t need to win the Champions League to remember my daughter. My daughter is always with us."
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Xana died at the age of nine in 2019, a few months after she was diagnosed with of a rare form of bone cancer.
Enrique made a tribute to his daughter in Munich as PSG celebrated their Champions League triumph.
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He wore a black t-shirt that displayed a similar image of them planting a flag together.
"I have an amazing photo of her planting a Barcelona flag into the turf," Enrique said earlier.
"I want to be able to do the same with a PSG flag."
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“My daughter won't be there in the physical sense, but she will be there spiritually, and that's very important to me."
In 2015, Xana celebrated with her father when he led Barcelona to the Champions League in 2015. Xana carried a huge Barcelona flag on the pitch in Berlin.
Before the Champions League final, Enrique revealed he was motivated to repeat the celebrations and plant a Paris Saint-Germain flag, in their colours, on the pitch in Munich as a tribute to Xana.LUIS ENRIQUE Y XANA
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After PSG defeated Inter to win the Champions League for the first time, the PSG fans recreated that image by unveiling a huge banner of Enrique and Xana planting the PSG flag.
He commented on the tribute: “Lovely from the fans, and for my family,” adding: “But I don't need to win a Champions League to remember my daughter. She's always present, with us.”
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