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REVEALED: The 20-year rift between Barcelona coach Enrique and Espanyol's Sanchez Flores

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique faces a reunion with Espanyol rival Quique Sanchez Flores today.

The pair spent several years together at Real Madrid, but now they haven't spoken for the best part of two decades.

Marca reports the arrival of Jorge Valdano was the trigger because the staff were divided between the supporters of the Argentine and his detractors.

Current Barcelona coach Enrique believed that Quique was telling Valdano that his teammate was creating a bad atmosphere in the dressing room.

And from that point, everything broke.

For this reason, there hasn't been the traditional photo of the two coaches together before the Catalan derby.

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