An obsessive who lived through tragedy - can Luis Enrique deliver PSG dream?

"Je m'appelle Luis Enrique."

That's how the Paris St-Germain manager introduced himself to the cameras in Paris back in July 2023.

But beyond that, he keeps his French private - except for his favourite phrase: on va gagner ("we're going to win").

That pretty much sums the Spaniard up: Honest, direct and not one for show.

Luis Enrique doesn't perform. He is intense, an obsessive and he lets the work speak for itself.

And what work it has been, transforming PSG from a star-studded squad to a collective, cohesive and resilient unit.

They have already secured back-to-back Ligue 1 titles and have a chance of repeating last season's domestic treble.

And with a Champions League semi-final coming up against Arsenal, a first European title is a serious possibility.

Winning titles is nothing new to the French champions but Luis Enrique has helped turn them from a team long associated with egos and big-money into a vibrant, youthful and thrilling team to watch.

So how have PSG and Luis Enrique finally started to win over the neutrals?

Life has hit Luis Enrique hard.

In 2019, he lost his nine-year-old daughter Xana to a rare form of bone cancer.

He has spoken about her with remarkable calm. "Her body is gone," he said, "but she hasn't died. She's still with us."

In a deeply moving documentary for Zoomsport, he talked about visiting his mother.

"My mother couldn't keep photos of Xana. Until I came home and asked, 'Why are there no photos of Xana, Mom">