Flick & Barcelona’s La Masia: A Winning Combination


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CoachBarcelona Hansi Flick His team is very lucky to have a very high quality academy like La Masia. The La Masia graduates are now heavily relied on by Flick.

Barcelona won 2-0 over Osasuna at Camp Nou in the Spanish League continued match, Sunday (14/12/2025). Raphinha scored El Barca’s two winning goals.

This victory makes Barcelona even stronger at the top of the standings. The Blaugrana have now won 43 points, seven points ahead of Real Madrid in second place.

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Barcelona appeared so dominant in this match. They controlled 70 percent of the ball and took a total of 17 shots. Meanwhile, the visiting team only made three shots.

Apart from Raphinha who scored two goals, other Barcelona players also performed well in this match. The Blaugrana appeared solid as a team throughout the match.

Barcelona relies on a number of La Masia products in this match. For example, Pau Cubarsi, Gerard Martin, Alejandro Balde, Eric Garcia and Lamine Yamal were the starters. There were also Fermin Lopez and Marc Casado who played from the bench.

These La Masia graduates were able to answer the trust of the Barcelona coach, Hansi Flick. Flick is clearly very lucky that El Barca has a very high quality academy like La Masia. He doesn’t have to look for players in the transfer market for young players who are ready to play in the transfer market.

“Eric gives us stability, he plays fantastically. Gerard has developed a lot,” said Flick as quoted by Mundo Deportivo.

“And I’ve talked about Cuba quite a lot in the past. Playing at this level at 18 is brutal.”

“I have to congratulate La Masia for what they have done with the young players. It is truly extraordinary,” he explained.

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Aiko Tanaka

Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.

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