Barcelona wrapped up their twenty eighth La Liga title with a 2-0 victory over Espanyol within the Catalan derby on Thursday, which is the second time in three seasons that they’ve achieved the feat within the dwelling of their metropolis rivals. Understandably, this created a tense state of affairs for Los Pericos, who didn’t need to see any celebrations.
There have been just a few, however finally, the Barcelona gamers and workers shortly retreated to the dressing room earlier than getting the get together began. And one of many causes for this was Hansi Flick, who was pictured ushering his gamers off the pitch on the RCDE Stadium.
Manolo Gonzalez credit Hansi Flick for celebration gesture
Espanyol supervisor Manolo Gonzalez praised Flick for this gesture when he spoke to the media post-match, as per Diario AS.
“He has proven all yr to be coach and customary sense. He’s a gentleman. It is not sensible to have fun the league on the dwelling of the everlasting rival when you’ll be able to have fun it calmly and with out frightening anybody.”
Gonzalez additionally spoke on the match itself, expressing his perception that Espanyol had been unlucky to be defeated by their metropolis rivals.
“I believe the consequence was not truthful. We knew what recreation we had been going to satisfy. We had very clear conditions, we attacked very properly. If we had taken the lead within the first half, the sport would have modified quite a bit”
Gonzalez reveals Lamine Yamal dialog after purple card
One of many massive speaking factors of the sport was Leandro Cabrera’s late purple card for lashing out at Lamine Yamal. Gonzalez gave his ideas on the matter, and likewise revealed what he mentioned to the Barcelona famous person following the incident.
“We’re ruining soccer. He has no power to injure anybody or harm them. To fall to the bottom like this, you need to do it properly. We already know that the topic of theatre is properly dealt with there (at Barcelona) – not solely now, however for years. It’s an avoidable motion, however neither to fall to the bottom, nor of expulsion or aggression.
“I informed him that he had jumped, nothing extra, and to cease throwing himself and frightening.”