LUIS ENRIQUE hilariously called out “idol” Micah Richards after the pundit didn’t back Paris Saint-Germain to beat Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-finals.
PSG capitalised on Barcelona’s calamitous second-leg performance, despite going 1-0 down on the night, and went on to win 6-4 on aggregate.
Ronald Araujo’s 29th-minute red card changed the course of the tie, as ex-Barca star Ousmane Dembele came back to haunt them.
After completing a sensational turnaround in the away leg on Tuesday, the gleeful Spaniard made sure to call out those who doubted his team.
During his post-match interview with CBS Sports, Enrique firmly joked: “I’m really upset with all of you!”
Former Manchester City defender Richards asked “Why?”, before host Kate Abdo queried: “What did we do?”
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The PSG manager replied: “You know why.”
Richards then realised and exclaimed: “Because of the brackets! He knows! He watches the show!”
Richards, alongside fellow pundit Thierry Henry, had predicted that Barcelona would advance from the quarter-final tie.
But Carragher went with PSG – although Enrique admitted he hadn’t remembered that part correctly.
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Enrique said: “I watched on YouTube, all of you predicted that Barcelona were going through to the next phase.
“Nobody believed in our possibilities. How sad I am, how sad I am.”
The former Barcelona boss then had the studio in stitches when he added: “I can understand Henry, because he was a supporter for Arsenal.
“But Micah, you were my idol. I thought you were going to be confident in the team. Oh my god.”
Richards begged for forgiveness before exclaiming: “I went against you, I’m sorry.”
Earlier this season, the PSG boss had revealed his love for Richards and said he was his favourite pundit after a 3-0 win over AC Milan in the group stage.
Richards can be forgiven for doubting the Parisian’s chances of advancing after they lost 3-2 at home last week.
But PSG soon found their groove, going on to with 4-1 in Spain, after Araujo’s straight red card ruined things for Barca.
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Boss Xabi and his assistant were given red cards and forced to leave the dugout in the second half.
PSG’s famous win books them a semi-final clash with Borussia Dortmund, who dramatically beat Atletico Madrid
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
