Hansi Flick will be in for a special outing tomorrow night as his Barcelona team take on his former employers Bayern Munich in the league phase of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League.
The German tactician has taken this Barça side to another level since becoming the manager in the summer and will hope that the progress can be demonstrated with a win against his former club, who are doing well under new manager Vincent Kompany.
On the eve of the game at Estadi Olimpic Llus Companys, Flick spoke to the media and touched on several important matters.
“We’re ready for tomorrow,” he said, kicking things off.
On it being a huge week for Barcelona with back-to-back games against Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, he remarked:
“A lot of things can happen in matches and it can evolve in a way that we don’t expect. We just have to think about tomorrow, every game is important. During this time, it has helped us a lot to take it step by step and not think about the next game.
“Bayern are a team that plays very well, with extraordinary players. Anyone wants to play against the best, that’s why we play football.”
There were rumours today that Frenkie de Jong’s non-appearance against Sevilla despite warming up was due to some disciplinary issues. But Flick refuted those claims, saying:
“Our plan was for Frenkie to play against Sevilla, but he didn’t end up feeling well and we decided not to play him.”
Also confirming Eric Garcia’s unavailability, he said: “Except for Eric, everyone is available. I’m delighted.”
Regarding the rumours of La Liga moving Barcelona’s game against Atletico Madrid in December to Miami, he said:
“I am a person who lives in the present. This is very much the future. I don’t know the decision, but my focus is on Bayern.”
On the matter of Barcelona’s poor performances against Bayern Munich in the recent past, Flick added:
“As I said, it’s not about the…
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Author : Michel Durant
Publish date : 2024-10-22 12:25:44
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