On November 25, Barcelona suffered the toughest defeat of the Flick era. The Blaugranas fell 3-0 against Chelsea. A blow that caused many doubts in a team that saw Real Madrid leading the classification in LaLiga and that Their classification among the eight best in the Champions League was very seriously complicated. Furthermore, at that time the team was a leak in defense and Araujo asked for voluntary leave due to his low mood.
Barcelona was experiencing a critical situation. However, from that moment on everything has changed. The team has turned the tables thanks to Flick’s decisions and key players such as Joan García, Pedri o Raphinha They have returned to the team. The results say it all: eight games played and eight consecutive wins.
Espanyol 0-2 Barcelona: summary and goals LaLiga EA Sports (J18)Sportian
Flick’s first title
With this excellent streak, Barcelona goes to Arabia to play in the Super Cup. A year ago, There Flick won his first title as coach of the Barça team and it was the beginning of an excellent season. So I didn’t arrive with this climate of optimism due to the latest results. On the contrary, I landed full of doubts due to a terrible end to the year. The last month and a half of 2024 was terrible for a Barcelona that arrived full of uncertainty.
Flick congratulates Joan García at the end of the match against Espanyol.EFE
Full of morals
Now the opposite is happening. The team arrives as a favorite due to these latest results. The presence of Joan García in goal is life insurance. He demonstrated it last Saturday in Cornellà. He is a goalkeeper who wins you games with his savesand that gives immense peace of mind to a defense that knows that, if it makes mistakes, it can play Joan García’s wild card.
Pedri and Olmo
Flick has also recovered troops. On Saturday, Pedri and Olmo returned to the team. The presence of the canary is vital as the engine of the whole. There is a Barça with Pedri and another without him. In the Super Cup he arrives fully recovered. But the same can be said of Olmo, a footballer who always contributes something to the team. Against Espanyol he scored a great goal that opened the scoring.
