“Bayern is a very dominant team. I played there, I coached him. I know them well. It is an excellent club and I have many acquaintances and a good relationship with players and managers. But now there is a new chapter in my life.” Word from Hansi Flick, who this Wednesday in Montjuïc reunites with his past. “You can’t think about the past. The here and now is worth it. You have to do what you can and that is what this team is doing. There is respect, affection and it is nice to see how we all care. Also the fans. We will not be able to win every game but we will do everything possible to be successful,” said the coach, trying to erase the mark that the German team has left on Barcelona.
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Bayern has been Barça’s true bête noire in Europe in the last five years. Since the embarrassing 2-8 in Lisbon, in the quarterfinals of the Covid Champions League, Barça has conceded a partial 2-19 in the last five duels with the Bavarians. Barça has not beaten Bayern since 2015 (3-0 in the semi-final first leg). This season, with 17 points, Vincent Kompany’s team are leaders of the Bundesliga, tied with Leipzig. And, among all the competitions, they have only lost one match. It was precisely in the Champions League against Aston Villa (1-0). Almost nothing.
Flick brought together his players in an extensive video session to analyze Bayern
Because of that history and his knowledge, Flick explained that he spent more time than usual talking to his players who, engrossed in a long video session, jumped onto the training field later than usual.
For an hour the coach and his assistants were explaining the strong and not so strong points of their former team. Pointing out what they want and what they are looking for. “Bayern is an excellent team and anyone wants to compete with the best. They put a lot of pressure. They can impose their style on any team, it has always been like that. That’s your DNA. I’m not going to say how we will play because I’m not going to give clues. “I can say that we are prepared,” he said.
Bayern is an excellent team and anyone wants to face the best
For the match against the Barça black beast, Eric Garcia will not be there, who could not play on Sunday against Sevilla due to some discomfort in the right adductor that he noticed in the warm-up. He worked out outside the team with Christensen.
Hansi Flick during the training session
For his part, Frenkie de Jong, who completed training yesterday, is one of the options along with Fermín to complete the midfield. “Our plan was for De Jong to play on Sunday against Sevilla. He didn’t end up feeling well. But now, except for Eric, everyone is ready and I am happy to have them all available,” he said.
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Praise also goes to Marc Casadó, who, barring a major surprise, will start alongside Pedri. “He has taken a step forward in recent months. In each game he performs very well, I think it is not necessary to motivate himself more. He is clear about what he should do and I have to say that he does it very well,” said Flick. Both Dani Olmo and Gavi will start on the bench.
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