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·9 September 2026

Luis Enrique and Roma’s bitter memory, Bratislava exit in 2011-12 Europa League play-offs

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Fifteen years ago, Slovan Bratislava knocked out AS Roma in the Europa League play-offs, winning 1-0 then drawing 1-1 against a side led by a young Luis Enrique, an upset that carried heavy consequences in Italy.

L'Équipe notes that Slovan, PSG’s first opponents in this season’s Champions League, remain tied to one of the bleakest episodes of Enrique’s coaching career.

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In 2011, relations between Enrique and club icon Francesco Totti were strained.

It was the start of 2011-12. After three years with Barcelona B from 2008 to 2011, the Asturian took his first senior post at Roma.

He arrived buoyed by the promise of an ambitious, eye-catching style of play.

Source: L'Équipe

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