Flick: We Are Not La Liga Champions Yet, and This is My Opinion on Yamal
Sunday 11-05-2025
Barcelona coach Hans Flick appeared in a press conference after the 4-3 victory over Real Madrid in the 35th round of La Liga at Montjuïc Stadium.

He said about the win: "It's wonderful for the fans and the players. Real Madrid is a great team, but we managed to come back from being two goals down. After the Inter match that lasted 120 minutes, it wasn't easy today, it wasn't easy, but the team has the ability to come back, and that's amazing."

He added: "We need to significantly improve our defensive performance. When we press, everything is fine, but if we make a mistake, especially on the first goal, it becomes complicated. The team makes very good collective decisions. This is not an excuse, but it's not easy to train on that when we play every three days. We are already thinking about how to improve these matters.

He continued: "Managing the whole team is not easy, but this team has a great spirit. They love to play, train, and compete... and if they have intensity in training, the game becomes easier. We have a great squad of players. If we want a player who embodies the Barcelona style, we have to make the right decisions. The substitutes made good contributions today, and this is the way we should go."

Regarding Lewandowski and Torres: "Ferran performed wonderfully. Lewandowski was recovering from injury, and it's good that the rest of the players are in good shape."

He added: "Do you feel like you are La Liga champions? No. It would be great to win three titles this season, and one win is enough for us to be champions; this is football; we are in a good position, but no one knows what will happen, all our competitors want to win against us."

He continued: "When you take over a new team, you have specific goals. And when you work at a club like Barcelona, which is used to winning, that is everyone's goal. This journey is not over yet. We need to improve defensively. We need to be more stable in defense. Real Madrid has outstanding players who know how to attack us, and defending is not easy. We make mistakes, and we have to improve. It's not easy to train and learn with the proximity of matches. I want to celebrate this victory. I am very happy. We need to keep working. The atmosphere is great."

About whether he was nervous during the match: "I don't know if 'nervous' is the right word. There were a lot of emotions around me. I was very affected by the penalty and other events. We won. The three points are enough, and that's what we wanted today. Coming back from being two goals down is amazing. All the fans are happy."

About Real Madrid: "They could have scored, but they didn't. It's not easy. I know we need to improve our performance, and we want that for next season. The matches? It's not always fun. But I am very happy with what we are providing. Mistakes happen in football, and I hope we improve. We always strive to improve after every match. We have great potential."

About the team's performance: "It's great to collect points. The intensity of our training is extremely important. They compete fiercely. In the past four or five months, it hasn't been easy, as we have been playing a match every three days. But I am very happy with the team's performance."

His opinion on Lamine Yamal: "He is doing well. He is confident in himself. He is also very smart. For me, the important thing is that they look to the future after the matches. And he did that. His goal was very important, and at the age of seventeen, that is an excellent quality."

About Ferran Torres: "He is doing well. That's why he plays. He returned from injury, and it was very important for him to be fully fit today. He presses excellently, as well as his decisive passes. He has improved a lot in the center forward position. It's good for us to have him with us.

He concluded regarding the substitution of Koulibaly? He does not have a real injury; he asked us to play an additional 15 minutes between the halves.

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