The head coach of FC Barcelona, Hans Flick, spoke after the draw against Club Brugge from Belgium in the fourth round of the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, confirming that the team needs to improve in many aspects, but he emphasized his commitment to the playing philosophy of the Catalan club.

Flick said: "It was not an easy match, we created chances, but the opponent defended well and was positively aggressive, we did not press the ball holder as required, and we lost many duels, especially in midfield, we did not press as we wanted in this area, which made it difficult for the defense to handle the situation, we need to work on this and analyze everything, and I will talk to the players because we have another match on Sunday."

He added: "We need to be sharper when we do not have the ball, we must be more focused when the opponent builds play with one or two touches, defense does not start only from the back line, but from the midfield, we need to improve in this aspect."

Regarding Lamine Yamal's performance, Flick said: "For me, the most important thing is that we are one team, it is good that Yamal had an outstanding match, but we play as a group, I am happy that he regained his level, but we do not know how he will be tomorrow or on Sunday, the important thing is that he learns how to manage these situations, he is focused on what to do in training and that is a positive thing."

The German coach continued his talk about the team's situation: "This is not the best period for the team right now, after the international break, and with the return of Raphinha, Juan Garcia, Lewandowski, and Olmo, we will be able to play at a different level."

As for the defensive performance and playing philosophy, Flick clarified: "We can make some changes, but we will continue with our philosophy, we should not change our way of playing, we are Barcelona, last season when the striker was in such situations he would be offside, so we need to work on this idea, when all the players return, the situation will be better, we can deliver a stronger performance, but when we lack intensity, we lose opportunities, Champions League teams excel at quick transitions, and Club Brugge did that excellently, and we respect them, we can talk about changes, but I do not see that we need to adjust much because that is part of Barcelona's identity, the result of 3-3 is not good, but we came back in the match after falling behind."

Flick concluded his statements by saying: "Everyone must play in their correct positions and apply the necessary pressure, we performed well on Sunday, and today we succeeded in some situations and failed in others, we are not looking for excuses because the lineup was the same, we are going through a period that is not the best, but after the break and the return of the injured, we will be able to play at a higher level."