Vitinha reveals Luis Enrique’s mental key for the Champions League final

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·27 Desember 2025

Vitinha reveals Luis Enrique’s mental key for the Champions League final

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder, Vitinha (25 years old) reflected in A Bola on the mental approach implemented by Luis Enrique before the Champions League final. A fine psychological management, designed to bring the Parisian group to the right level of intensity. Neither too much, nor too little. Just enough to win.

Vitinha “This match will be won by the one closest to 100%”

“He said that for this match… An essential point, the one who will be at 100% will win. His work before the match, the day before, the two or three days prior, incredible! He tried to… Calm down. This match will be won by the one closest to 100%. That is, they will be at 150, 160, 170. Go here and come down. Go here and come down. Because they will be at 120, 130. And when we are too focused on something, sometimes we freeze. You see? We really want to do one thing, we really want to win. And sometimes, it’s counterproductive. And I think… that it’s perfectly logical, first, and I think it was the key.

Vitinha “He brought us back to reality a bit”

He brought us back to reality a bit. Be at 100%, but not more. It will be against the team they are trying to beat, they will play against us. Don’t forget, it’s just a match. I already know it’s important, we can’t say a Champions League final isn’t, but life goes on. We haven’t lost or won. It’s a recurring theme. Life goes on. And I completely understand his point of view and I agree. Life goes on.”

What really distinguishes Luis Enrique in crucial moments is not just his vision of the game, but his very fine understanding of humans. Where many coaches mentally burden their players before a final, he does the opposite: he lightens. He knows that excess tension is the number one enemy of performance. Too much will, too much at stake, and the player freezes. His intelligence is to sense this tipping point and act before it’s too late.

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Luis Enrique never denies the importance of a major event, but he refuses to make it a paralyzing weight. By reminding that “life goes on,” he doesn’t trivialize the final: he frees the minds.

This ability to calm a group, to bring players back to the right mental state, reveals a manager confident in his ideas, but above all confident in the men he leads. In those moments, he no longer talks tactics, he talks balance. And in a Champions League final, this balance can be worth much more than a system adjustment.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.