Barcelona coach Hansi Flick analysed some of the key points of the championship and was full of praise for his side: “It’s fantastic to see this. This is unique. The family we have, the passion, the attitude, the atmosphere. I’ve never experienced anything like this before.”
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick was delighted with his side’s 2-0 win over Espanyol and said: “It’s fantastic to see this. This is unique. The family that we form, the passion, the attitude, the atmosphere that is created. I’ve never experienced anything like this before,” he claimed.
Flick praised the work of the team and the coaching staff throughout a season in which the first team have won the domestic treble: “The fans are proud of us. The whole team has done very well and our job is to work hard. With Barca you have to win titles and three is very good. I suffered a bit after that semi-final in Milan, but now I think we are all happy,” he added, before issuing a warning for the future: “The level of the team has been great, but we have the potential for more.”
The German coach, who said the word “rua” several times in Spanish, said he now just wants to “celebrate the title. It’s the first time, I will sit down to watch the celebration in the rua”, which will take place from this Friday afternoon.
The hint of celebration on the Cornella-El Prat pitch was soon quashed as the host club turned on the sprinklers. In Flick’s opinion, the prudent thing to do was to run quickly to the dressing room: “We couldn’t celebrate on the pitch, it was clear. I didn’t want what happened two years ago to happen. We celebrated in the dressing room and it was great.”
Asked about the most difficult decision he has made this season, Flick admitted that replacing Inaki Pena with Szczesny in goal was “hard”. And he also remembered the first team doctor, Carles Minarro, who died in March during a first team training camp before the league match against Osasuna: “The most emotional situation was the death of Carles Minarro, who is no longer here. We don’t forget him and he was an important part of our team. He is in our hearts,” he said.
As for the clash against Espanyol, he didn’t seem too surprised by Lamine Yamal’s stunning goal. “He has already scored more goals like that, it’s something he trains for every day”
