Barcelona ended their league section marketing campaign with a 2-2 draw at house to Atalanta on Wednesday, and that meant a second place end within the standings. A victory would have seen them end above Liverpool, nevertheless it was to not be for the Catalans.
Nonetheless, it was an excellent first eight matches for Barcelona, and Flick recognised this. As per Diario AS, he spoke on the league section, and likewise the match in opposition to Atalanta, throughout his post-match press convention.
“I’m proud of the second place within the league section. I believe it’s an excellent success for the staff. Right now was a tough recreation. I believe we may have performed a bit higher, however general we’re glad with the outcome and qualifying as second. It was undoubtedly an excellent soccer match as a result of Atalanta defended effectively one-on-one and we realized so much from this recreation with a view to the long run.
“That’s what we’ve got to enhance, the defensive work. We’re blissful to complete on this place, however we’ve got to work on many issues. We now have the potential to do one thing extra and now we can have an additional week (due to no play-offs) to have the ability to do extra coaching.”
Barcelona go straight via to the final 16 of the Champions League, and on Friday, they are going to be drawn in opposition to one in every of AS Monaco, Brest, Paris Saint-Germain or Benfica. Flick was requested in regards to the matter, though he didn’t appear overly .
“It’s too early to speak about rivals. We’ll see what occurs.”
It’s now six wins and two attracts for Barcelona in all competitions in 2024, so it’s clear that Flick’s facet are again to their finest. Nevertheless, they may have been dissatisfied to haven’t gained in opposition to Atalanta, and their poor defensive report is one thing that can should be improved because the season goes on.