Barcelona saw two points slip through their fingers again on Saturday afternoon after Assane Diao equalized in the 94th minute for Real Betis. Coach Hansi Flick showed his sterner side after the draw with Celta Vigo and the defeat against Las Palmas, but was less harsh in his team speech in Seville after the game.
Flick was clear with his players: “Either we play at 100% or we will not win games,” in a serious message, which also contained strong words for the squad. However, he did not bet on them in the same way as he did in Vigo, says Diario AS. The German coach saw that his players were devastated by the result and decided not to twist the knife by attacking them as well.
Everything indicates that Hansi Flick will miss the next two games against Leganés and Atlético de Madrid after his expulsion last night. @AdriiFdez pic.twitter.com/698vLoB9iI
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The Blaugrana will face Borussia Dortmund away in their next game, followed by home games with Leganés and Atlético de Madrid to finish 2024. The pressure will be on to secure three wins from three and end their five-game streak with just one win in the League as a discomfort rather than a much more worrying issue in the long term.