“Wherever he is, he’s still having parties”

It has been more than five years since the little girl Is it died from osteosarcoma (a rare cancer that is very complicated to treat) but her father has her in mind every day. This same Friday, during a press conference prior to the match between Paris Saint-Germain and Lens, Luis Enrique He has revealed that his daughter has become the driving force that gives him the strength to achieve his next sporting dream: winning the next Champions League. “I have an incredible memory because my daughter loved parties. I am sure that wherever she is, she is still having parties”he commented.

And little Xana became the center of attention that June 2015, when she jumped onto the field to celebrate FC Barcelona’s victory with her father: “I remember an incredible photo with her after the Champions League final in Berlin. After FC Barcelona’s victory, they placed a flag in the middle of the field. I have the desire to be able to do the same with PSG,” Luis Enrique confessed. “He won’t be there physically, but he will be there spiritually. That is very important to me”he said excitedly.

Despite the pain of her absence, Luis Enrique affirms that his daughter has been his best teacher and has shared a beautiful reflection with those present: “I have the motivation to continue forward with what life gives me and share it with my family. A “We all like beautiful and happy things, but in life it is also important to know how to overcome misfortunes and everything we don’t like.”

Xana was the youngest of three siblings, the result of the marriage between Luis Enrique and Elena Cullel. He was nine years old when he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, which he fought against for five months. Unfortunately, she passed away in August 2019. “Our daughter and understanding,” he wrote on social networks.

Since then, Luis Enrique has become an example of strength, resilience and love: “I consider myself very lucky, because my daughter died at the age of nine but she came to live with us for nine wonderful years. My daughter is not here.” live on the physical plane, but on the spiritual plane.”