In 1988 Hansi Flick played his first and only game against Real Madrid defending the Bayern shirt. The whites qualified for the semi-finals of the European Cup (2-0). 36 years later, the German will experience for the first time the tension and rivalry that permeates an official classic. And, emulating Tata Martino, he hopes to recover the luck of the debutant coach. It should be remembered that, in the last eleven years, the Argentine coach is the only one who has won his first classic. Since October 26, 2013, when his Barça defeated Ancelotti’s Real Madrid 2-1, also a debutant in this type of match, Luis Enrique, Valverde, Quique Setién, Ronald Koeman and Xavi Hernández have tried – without success.
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Emotionally speaking, the German technician does not know what the film is about. But he senses it. “I have observed that everyone wants to play. In Germany there are classics but I think they are not the same,” he reflected. He noted in his speech that he did not want to delve into the past of the classics. I didn’t even know the routine that Real Madrid Television applies by x-raying the referees from their always controversial point of view. “I didn’t know about the videos. I focus on the players and they on the game. I have no problems with the referees nor have I had any since I have been here. They have a very hard job,” he outlined.
Nor did he complain that his team only had two days to prepare for the challenge. One less than the whites, who played on Tuesday against Dortmund. Despite everything, Flick stays with the good side of things. His pupils are full of motivation, they are leaders of the League and they arrive at the Bernabéu after the therapeutic victory against Bayern.
“I know that in Germany there are classics but it is not the same as this one”
Yesterday focused, above all, on tactics. Before training, he gathered his team in the video room. He put special emphasis on the forward line that forces many offside situations. “The idea is to press with and without the ball. We have to be compact,” he explained.
As already happened against Bayern, the only doubt in their eleven is who completes the third place in the midfield. Against Bayern Flick opted for Fermín. Yesterday, with a “he was involved in three goals, that’s what we want”, his intentions were clear.
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