The centre-back department, thus, appears relatively light-staffed, and Araujo may be Flick's trump card. The Uruguayan star has dished out some strong performances in recent times, especially in his cup start against Albacete, where he even scored a goal. Should he be back to his mentally confident state, having his physicality and leadership will be an asset.
We played a spectacular game. We came close to reaching the Cup final, but I think both the team and the fans have confidence in our style of play. I think this will also give us more strength for what is to come.
We needed the confidence. I'm happy with the result and the performance, although we could have scored a few more goals. Everyone played well. Playing with the ball was important. Also, the finishing touch that we lacked in matches like the one against Real Sociedad.
By applying the digital solution and applying the financial restructuring solution, I will have 110 million euros of free cash to make available to the technical secretariat in the summer. By the way, an independent sports general directorate. To Mr. Flick I will say, here you have your financial 'fair play', let's go for that player who can complete a generation of youngsters that will give us the next Champions League.
According to the outlet, at least one aspiring president intends to bring Luis Enrique into the conversation as a long-term project. The idea would be to spark excitement among members who still remember his successful spell at the club.
We will come back. We need to start from the beginning [of games]. When you see Atlético players, they had more will, more hunger. And this is what I want from the first minute. We didn't show that in the first half.
Following the Club's decision to terminate its relationship with the European Super League Company and to formally submit its application for re-admission, the EFC Board has unanimously approved the reincorporation of FC Barcelona, in accordance with its Statutes.
From his position on the visiting bench, Flick was convinced that Cubarsi was not offside. He saw the goal as legal from the outset and celebrated it in a restrained but angry manner, because he was certain it could mark a turning point in the match. As such, he did not understand anything when VAR intervened. Moreover, he was confused by the embarrassing delay of seven minutes for the decision to be made, which completely broke the Catalans' momentum after the half-time interval.
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick made a surprising decision against Atletico Madrid, clearly acknowledging a mistake in his approach and attempting to energise the team after conceding three goals in just over half an hour. The coach substituted Marc Casado in the 35th minute, bringing on Robert Lewandowski and once again placing the midfielder in the spotlight. The academy product left the pitch visibly unhappy.