FC Barcelona leaves two tough ones in the title fight. Nevertheless, the trainer remains positive in front of the BVB duels. The German says what is important to him.
Hansi Flick does not see the draw against Betis Sevilla as a big broken leg for FC Barcelona in the master race. “This is part of the sport, we cannot win every game,” said the German Catalan coach: “I told the players that it is now one game less and we have one more point. I’m satisfied with it.”
With the 1: 1 (1: 1) Barca, thanks to the defeat of Real Madrid against FC Valencia (1: 2), it even expanded to four points.
Until the quarter-final first leg in the Champions League against Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday (9:00 p.m.) it is now all about regeneration. “We have one day more to recover for the next game, and that’s good for the players. We have to take care of them,” said Flick: “We managed well, the team is okay and I believe in it. We are proud of them.”
He had already spared Beti’s regulars such as Raphinha for stress control.
“We made a lot of mistakes in the first half, but we also created opportunities. In the second half it was better,” said the 60-year-old. That votes him “positive” for the premier class. There are simply “days when you no longer score a goal, you have to accept that. We tried everything and that’s all we can take with us”. Until the possible championship, it was “a long and difficult way”. The situation is still “fantastic”.
After the early tour of Gavi (7th), Natan (17th) had compensated for Betis on Saturday evening.