The Asturian coach He will seek his third Champions League, the second, and consecutively, with PSG. That would place him in the Olympus of the most successful European technicians. The second trophy, in a French key, would place him as the best coach in the history of PSG. Next to nothing.
Artetafor its part, looks for the most difficult one yet: give the first Champions League in its history to Arsenal. The Gunners couldn’t even dominate Europe with Thierry Henry’s Arsenal, with Wenger at the helm, who were on the verge of glory in Paris. Barça left him without a glory that he will seek in a few weeks in Budapest.
Unprecedented
Whatever the result, both will have already made history by starring in an unusual event: two Spanish coaches sitting on the benches of an entire Champions League final. Not even when that decisive match was played between Spanish teams (Real Madrid vs Atlético de Madrid or Real Madrid vs Valencia) could that situation arise.
In Budapest there will be a Spanish winner. At least from the bench. But until that day, both can already boast of having made history in Spanish football.
