Luis Enrique can't help it. After leading Paris Saint-Germain to the Champions League final without Mbappé, he has thrown a dart full of irony at the French star.
PSG eliminated Arsenal, Mbappé's nemesis, with authority and will face Inter in the final in Munich. Luis Enrique is euphoric. His project is working.
Luis Enrique tried to convince Mbappé to stay in Paris
He doesn't forget that he tried to convince Kylian Mbappé to stay when he had already committed to Real Madrid. He promised him a winning project, a team that would play well and for him, and that would also be among the greats of Europe.
Mbappé didn't trust him. He chose Real Madrid. Luis Enrique believes he was wrong and that time is proving him right.
Because while PSG is one step away from touching the sky, Real Madrid has been left empty-handed this season. No League, no Cup, and out of the Champions. Mbappé bet everything on the white badge, but in his first year at Bernabéu, he hasn't won anything.
In Paris, many already think he made a mistake. Meanwhile, Luis Enrique couldn't resist contacting him to console himself after his hat trick in the classic with defeat.
It's no secret that Luis Enrique keeps his condition as a Barcelona fan and even acts as such, as happened recently when he said he carried Barça in his heart.
The Champions and the Ballon d'Or?
According to sources close to the Parisian club, the coach would have contacted Mbappé after reaching the final to "console him" and, incidentally, remind him of what he left behind. "The Champions? The Ballon d'Or?" they say was his phrase with a half-smile.
While Mbappé digests his blank year, in Paris Dembélé is emerging as his heir. The former Barça player is having a brilliant season. He could be crowned in London as European champion and a serious candidate for the Ballon d'Or, always with Lamine Yamal's permission.
Life takes many turns, and Luis Enrique has won his. Mbappé chose another path. But the one smiling today, without a doubt, is the Asturian coach.