Barcelona achieved a great victory over its host, Real Madrid, with a score of four goals to none in the El Clasico match that took place recently.
With this victory, Barcelona strengthens its lead in the Spanish League standings with 30 points, while Real Madrid remains at 24 points in second place, 6 points behind.
According to information received from the newspaper “El Nacional,” the German coach expressed his happiness with the performance of his players, which contributed to Barcelona’s impressive win.
The newspaper added that Flick first approached Barcelona’s star goalkeeper, Pena, after the match and congratulated him on his legendary performance, choosing him as the best player of the match, outperforming Yamal and Lewandowski.
Flick told his assistant that he was pleased with the exceptional level shown by the Spanish goalkeeper, stating: “He deserved the trust I put in him; he is amazing.”
The newspaper indicated that Flick also went to the team’s defender, the young player Coparsi, hugged him, and said: “You were the rock on which Real Madrid’s dreams were shattered in the match.”
The young Spanish player effectively halted Real Madrid’s attacks and consistently caught the team’s attackers in the offside trap, which was pivotal in Barcelona’s victory tonight.
Flick did not forget to acknowledge the star of the season, Rafinha, and congratulated him on the historic win, telling him: “I told Carlo last week that the best players are in Barcelona, but he didn’t believe it until he saw it himself tonight.”
The newspaper added that the player who made Flick extremely happy after the match was De Jong, who changed everything for Barcelona after his introduction. Flick spoke to him and said: “Yes, this is the player we all love in Barcelona.”
De Jong absorbed Real Madrid’s pressure with his calm passes, depriving the Madrid midfielders of the ball and forcing them to chase it throughout the second half.
In an unexpected development, Joan Laporta went down immediately after the match, headed to the Catalan team’s dressing room, and approached the star midfielder, Pedri, who had a historic match against Real Madrid. He told him: “You played with Real Madrid’s midfielders as if you were in your garden playing with your children.” Laporta then went to Flick to congratulate him on the legendary performance he has delivered with Barcelona this season and asked him to keep De Jong and Olmo in the starting lineup.
Laporta believes that with the return of De Jong and Olmo, along with Yamal, Rafinha, and Lewandowski, the real Barcelona is back, and European clubs should be on alert.