Barcelona finished his league phase campaign with a 2-2 draw at home on Wednesday, and that meant a second place in the classification. A victory would have seen them end on Liverpool, but it was not for the Catalans.
However, they were the very good first eight games for Barcelona, and Flick recognized him. According to Diario As, he spoke in the phase of the League, and also in the match against Atalanta, during his press conference after the match.
“I am happy with the second position in the phase of the league. I think it’s a great success for the team. Today was a difficult game. I think we could have done it a little better, but in general we are satisfied with the result and the qualification as a second. It was definitely a great football game because Atalanta defended one by one and we learned a lot about this game with a view to the future.
“That is what we have to improve, defensive work. We are happy to finish in this position, but we have to work on many things. We have the potential to do something else and now we will have an extra week (because there are no play-offs) to be able to do more training. “
Barcelona passes directly to the last 16 of the Champions League, and on Friday, they are attracted to one of the years of Monaco, Brest, Paris Saint-Germain or Benfica. Flick was asked about the subject, although he didn’t seem too interested.
“It’s too soon to talk about rivals. We will see what happens. “
There are now six victories and two draws for Barcelona in all competitions in 2024, so it is clear that Flick’s side has returned to his best moment. However, they will have been disappointed not to have won against Atalanta, and their poor defensive record is something that must be improved as the season progresses.