Hansi Flick has revealed Barcelona’s expectations forward of Saturday’s El Clasico conflict with Actual Madrid, hoping to look upon gamers like Lamine Yamal and Pau Cubarsi.
Flick will lead Barca of their conflict with fierce rivals Madrid on the Santiago Bernabeu for the primary time since he took over from Xavi Hernandez because the membership’s boss in the summertime. He heads into the fixture after a elegant begin to the 2024/25 marketing campaign, sitting comfortably atop the La Liga desk on 27 factors.
The highly-anticipated conflict is at all times sure to deliver pleasure as Spanish champions Madrid look to reclaim their dominance over the Catalan giants. Los Blancos have received the final 4 conferences between the rivals and can look to make it 5 on Saturday night.
For Flick, the Clasico brings about new territory. He’ll hope to depend on gamers similar to teenage wonderkid Yamal – who has loved a robust begin to senior life at Barca.
“I at all times speak to the gamers,” Flick informed reporters forward of Saturday’s showdown. “Now we have an amazing workforce and distinctive gamers like Lamine, he’s doing very nicely, however then you definitely see what Cubarsi is doing at 17 years previous and he’s additionally superb. We’d like everybody at their greatest, that’s crucial factor.”
Flick went additional in his reward of Cubarsi. “It is nice to have the ability to see how he performs,” the German gushed. “It is all all the way down to him, what he is doing, he at all times has that starvation to enhance and prepare arduous. He provides every thing for the membership and is on a rare path certainly.”
Contemporary from a 4-1 battering of Bayern Munich within the Champions League on Wednesday, Barcelona’s boss was eager to keep away from any complacency. “In each sport we’ve got to adapt to the subsequent sport and now it is time to adapt to Actual Madrid,” he stated. “It is like each sport, now we play towards Madrid and all of the gamers are very ready, however I belief my gamers as a result of they’re doing nice.
“After going a purpose down towards Bayern we retaliated and went on to win the sport and that is a superb signal as a result of it signifies that we consider in ourselves. With extra possession and in assault, with and with out the ball. Now we have proven it and we’ll proceed to indicate it.
“There is a large change right here on the membership and at Barcelona, and you may really feel it, the connection is admirable, the ambiance final Wednesday was unbelievable. That is why we play soccer and we give every thing to win. It is our job and everybody, if you play, you do it for them, for the followers, enjoying the Clasico is what you need most.
“In Germany there are Clasicos nevertheless it’s not the identical, Barca-Madrid is the Clasico in capital letters.”
