Barcelona sw,ept Valencia 7-1 in the 21st round of La Liga.
Barcelona showcased their strength against the Mestalla Bats in a match where all the Catalan team players excelled. With this victory, Barcelona raised their tally to 42 points, remaining in third place, three points behind Atletico Madrid in second, and seven points behind the leader, Real Madrid.
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According to information from the Spanish newspaper “El Nacional,” German coach Hansi Flick is thrilled to get back on track with this resounding and historic win over Valencia.
The German coach praised Barcelona star and man of the match, Fermin Lopez, who delivered a legendary performance, contributing to four goals, scoring two and providing two assists.
Hansi Flick told the player after the match: “You delivered a top-class football performance; with this level of play, you won’t be out of the starting lineup in the coming period.”
The newspaper added that Hansi Flick did not overlook one of the season’s most important players for Barcelona, Pau Coparsi, who had a fantastic match against Valencia.
The Spanish defender, who continues to perform brilliantly with Barcelona this season, was described by Flick as, “He is the most complete defender in the world right now.”
The newspaper also reported that Flick is very impressed with the level displayed by Spanish defender Eric Garcia and has decided to give him more opportunities in the upcoming matches.
The German coach told his assistant after the match that Eric Garcia stands out from Araujo due to his high ability to pass the ball accurately in the back line and his smooth ball progression from defense to midfield.
In an unexpected development, despite the overwhelming 7-1 victory, Hansi Flick was very angry about the easy chances that Spanish player Ferran Torres missed during the match.
Flick plans to exclude Torres from Barcelona’s starting lineup for the remaining matches of the season and give the opportunity to player Pau Victor.
For his part, Laporta headed to the Catalan team’s locker room after the match and specifically went to congratulate the man of the match, Fermin Lopez: “What a player you are! What joy you brought to the world in tonight’s match. Your removal from the starting lineup is now impossible.”
