Barcelona manager Luis Enrique says the Champions League semi-final that pits his side against Bayern Munich will be "special" and "wonderful for everyone." Bayern coach Pep Guardiola will face his former club at the Camp Nou on May 6 for the first time since leaving the Catalan side in 2012. Guardiola, who began his playing career in Barcelona's […]

Luis Enrique has had the best start of a Barcelona coach in the history of the club after 50 games. Since assuming control of the Catalan club last summer, Enrique has won 42 of his 50 matches, along with five defeats and three draws. Of the 42 wins, 25 have come in La Liga, eight in the […]

Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has marveled at the meteoric adaptation of Luis Suarez to his team this season. After initial concerns, the Uruguayan has been sensational for Barcelona both domestically and, perhaps most importantly, in Europe. Suarez played the role of provider during his early months at the club. However, the former Liverpool striker silenced his […]

Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has denied he benched Neymar against Almeria on Wednesday, insisting that the player needed rest following a busy international schedule. The Brazilian forward sat out Barcelona's 4-0 win, with Enrique electing to start Pedro up front alongside Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez. Messi would score his 33rd goal of the season […]

Barcelona manager Luis Enrique is unfazed by criticism of his team's performance against Celta Vigo on Sunday. Despite their 1-0 win, Barcelona were far from the form they showcased prior to the international break against Celta. It took a header from defender Jeremy Mathieu in the 73rd minute to secure all three points for La […]

Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has stressed his team's objective is to be in first place at the end of the season despite leapfrogging Real Madrid on the La Liga table yesterday, Since their 1-0 defeat to Real Sociedad, Barcelona has been in scintillating form, winning 15 out of 16 matches in all competitions, while outscoring opponents 56-13. They have […]

Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has heaped praise on Villarreal prior to Wednesday night's decisive second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals. Villarreal are coming off of an exciting 1-1 draw with league-leaders Real Madrid and have been playing some of the more entertaining football in Spain this season. While Enrique is confident Barcelona will take […]

During an interview with the Catalan Newspaper Regio 7, Carles Rexach criticized the eating habits of Lionel Messi, the managerial skills of Luis Enrique, passed judgement on current and former Barcelona players while revealing some club secrets. The interview took place last year, but the quotes have only now surfaced and were published earlier today. Rexach is […]

Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has defended right-back Dani Alves' emotional outburst following the player's second half substitution against Manchester City on Tuesday night. TV cameras showed the Brazilian kicking a water bottle in anger – splashing several people including a police officer – as he made his way to the Barcelona bench upon being removed […]

Barcelona manager Luis Enrique is leery of the threat poised by the reigning Premier League champions Manchester City and warned his side needs to change its mentality in the wake of their weekend defeat to Malaga, speaking ahead of today's Champions League Round of 16 first leg against Manchester City, "Things didn't come off against Malaga," Enrique said […]

Barcelona manager Luis Enrique would not tip his hand when asked if he would rest players against Malaga, prior to his side's Champions League Round of 16 first leg match versus Manchester City next week. The Barcelona boss, who overlooked first-team training at the newly-named Camp Tito Vilanova this morning, went on to say that he would […]

Since falling 1-0 to Real Sociedad, Barcelona have now won 11 straight matches in all competitions and closed the gap on league leaders Real Madrid to a single point. Following yesterday's 5-0 win over Levante, manager Luis Enrique was informed that he had tied Pep Guardiola's club record for consecutive wins – which has stood […]

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique shed some light on the reported rocky relationship between manager Luis Enrique and star man, Lionel Messi, during an interview with the Spanish radio show El Partido de las 12. The two were understood to have had a major fallout following Enrique's decision to bench Messi against Real Sociedad, after the Argentine […]

Barcelona manager Luis Enrique claims his side's recent form has nothing to do with the reported fall-out between himself and Lionel Messi following La Blaugrana's 1-0 defeat to Real Sociedad during the first week of January. Speaking after La Blaugrana's 5-2 defeat of Athletic Bilbao, Enrique stated he hasn't changed his tactics – or approach […]

Spanish radio station Cadena Cope is reporting that Barcelona have handed manager Luis Enrique an ultimatum following the firing of the club's director of football, Andoni Zubizarreta. This news comes on the heels of long-time servant Carles Puyol's resignation from his role with the club, as well as Barcelona's 1-0 defeat by Real Sociedad on Sunday night. […]