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Barcelona did not win their third La Liga match in a row as they suffered a 1-2 loss by the hands of Las Palmas on the Montjuic Stadium earlier as we speak.
Former Barça man Sandro Ramirez gave the Canary Islanders the lead earlier than Raphinha levelled issues. Nonetheless, Fabio Silva was at hand to attain what would change into the eventual match-winning strike for Diego Martinez’s facet.
Flick explains Dani Olmo absence
Barcelona supervisor Hansi Flick made some notable modifications to the facet as we speak, considered one of which noticed Dani Olmo getting benched in favour of Pablo Torre.
Stories had emerged stating that Olmo was coping with some discomfort and had not skilled at his fullest yesterday, and because it turned out, the summer season signing ended up not taking part in any half within the sport.
Explaining the Spanish worldwide’s absence, Flick mentioned: “Olmo has a minor drawback, however we want him for the upcoming matches, so we determined to not play him.
“I hope Dani Olmo is obtainable to face Mallorca,” he additional added.
Flick on the end result
Echoing what he mentioned within the post-match interview, Flick as soon as once more identified Barcelona’s failure to capitalise on the possibilities that they created in the course of the sport.
“We shot 22 instances, now we have to attain objectives. And defensively, what we did as we speak has nothing to do with what we did earlier within the season. We’re very upset,” he mentioned.
“Usually we should always have gained a match like this.”
Not proud of the end result. (Photograph by Octavio Passos/Getty Photos)
“We dominated possession and had a variety of pictures. In defence, it’s not simply in regards to the again line, it’s about trying on the workforce as a complete. We should not depart areas for the opponent,” the German added.
Insisting that issues like these can occur one-off, he remarked: “By way of gamers, now we have an excellent workforce. Issues like as we speak can occur. It’s regular that when somebody returns from harm, he doesn’t carry out on the similar degree.”
Nonetheless, he did make it clear that there must be a chat and that the workforce should enhance in some features.
“If some gamers really feel disconnected, issues usually are not going properly. We have now to speak about it,” mentioned Flick. “We have now to play higher towards Mallorca on Tuesday.”
Trying on the scenario, the Barcelona supervisor additional added: “Once I arrived, I all the time mentioned that I used to be not going to make excuses. We have now to just accept the scenario and proceed transferring ahead as a workforce.
“My methodology to repair that is to belief the gamers and make them belief themselves. We’ll speak to the gamers.”
Supply: BarçaOne
