Barcelona punished their guest, Real Madrid, with a painful 4-3 comeback in the El Clásico match that took place on Sunday evening in the 35th round of La Liga at the Olympic Stadium, Lluís Companys.
The victory lifted Barcelona’s points tally to 82 at the top of the standings, a full seven points ahead of second-place Real Madrid, with only three rounds remaining in the season.
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According to information from the Spanish newspaper El Nacional, Hansi Flick was extremely happy with this victory, which brought the Catalan team closer to officially clinching the La Liga title. Flick surprised everyone and asked the Barcelona players to applaud the star of the match, Lamine Yamal, one of the most prominent stars of the season across Europe. He told him, “In my opinion, you are the best in the world, and the Ballon d’Or is closer than ever.”
Flick also didn’t forget one of the match’s stars and Barcelona’s unsung hero this season, Spaniard Eric Garcia, who performed brilliantly at right-back and scored Barcelona’s comeback goal after trailing 2-0 early in the match. He told Garcia, “The board was considering your departure, but after today’s match, you will be offered a new contract.”
The newspaper added that Flick didn’t overlook Brazilian winger Rafinha, who turned the match on its head and inflicted a fourth consecutive defeat on Real Madrid with his legendary performance. Flick told Rafinha, “The best decision I made was to keep you on the team and not agree to sell you.”
In an unexpected development, Barcelona president Joan Laporta went down immediately after the match to celebrate with the team in the dressing room, where he congratulated the team’s magician, Lamine Yamal, saying, “Your opponents will demand that FIFA ban you for life from playing football because of the constant insults you direct at them!” But the biggest surprise came when Laporta heaped praise on the team’s star player, Rafinha, saying in front of everyone, “Barcelona wouldn’t have performed at this level without you on the team.”
