This Saturday, Paris Saint-Germain travelled to face SCO d’Angers as part of the 11th day of Ligue 1 (4-2 video summary here). After the match, Parisian coach Luis Enrique spoke to PSG TV. He was keen to pass on a message for his assistant Rafel Pol, who lost his wife Raquel after a long illness.
Enrique “We want to dedicate this victory to Rafel, his family and Raquel’s family”
“I’m taking advantage of the fact that I’m speaking to the club’s television. First of all, we want to dedicate this victory to a very important person for the staff, Rafel’s wife, Raquel, who unfortunately passed away today.
I speak on behalf of all of us at Paris Saint-Germain. We want to dedicate this victory to Rafel, his family and Raquel’s family. Our most sincere support and all the strength in the world. Raquel will never leave, she will always be with us. This is a very sad moment. We learned of her death just after the match.”
An important victory for PSG, who proved on Saturday that they have bounced back from their cruel 1-2 defeat to Atlético Madrid three days ago. Winning was important, but winning by scoring four goals was even more so. However, it’s worth noting that the Angevins slackened off in injury time, allowing them to score twice.
In these conditions, with such a large scoreline, it’s always difficult to maintain a high level of intensity right up to the last second. This let-up was therefore detrimental, but not catastrophic. The most important thing to remember about this away match is the three points, of course, the four goals scored and the accuracy of the forwards on Saturday, which we hope will continue.
The Paris Fans team would like to express its sincere condolences to Raquel’s family and send its best wishes to her loved ones at this difficult time.
