Luis Enrique is approaching a historic achievement in the Champions League
Spanish coach Luis Enrique continues to write his name among the top coaches in the history of the Champions League, after he came close to entering a distinguished historical list, at a time when Italian Carlo Ancelotti continues to occupy the throne of the most decorated coaches in the continental championship.
According to what was reported by the official website of the European Football Association, Luis Enrique has become one of only seven coaches who have succeeded in winning the Champions League title with more than one club, after he led Paris Saint-Germain to win a copy of the title. 2025, following his previous achievement with Barcelona in 2015.
With this achievement, the Spanish coach joined a historical list that includes prominent names such as Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Jupp Heynckes and Ernst Happel, who had previously won the tournament with more than one team.
The report indicated that only 21 coaches were able to win the tournament more than once throughout its history, while only four coaches succeeded in Crowning it more than twice, which gives Luis Enrique a historic opportunity to join a more distinguished elite in the coming years.
Enrique has the opportunity to reach his third Champions League title if he leads Paris Saint-Germain to the 2026 edition, an achievement that will place him among a very limited list of coaches who have succeeded in winning the tournament three times.
On the other hand, Carlo Ancelotti continues to strengthen his record as the most crowned coach in the tournament with five titles, after He won the title with AC Milan in 2003 and 2007, before leading Real Madrid to win the championship in 2014, 2022 and 2024.
Behind Ancelotti on the list of most decorated are Pep Guardiola, Bob Paisley, and Zinedine Zidane, after each of them won the championship three times.
The list of twice-crowned coaches in the Champions League also includes many historical names, most notably Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho, Louis van Gaal, Rafael Benitez, and Helenio Herrera are among an elite group of the greatest coaches who have left their mark on the history of European football.
