FC Barcelona started the league season well, but in the Champions League they were met with a cold shower at the start. They lost 1-2 to Monaco and had to play with a man down for 80 minutes after Eric Garcia received a red card. This match was a worrying signal, to which they decided to react immediately.
FC Barcelona suffered defeat in the Champions League. Hansi Flick met with Joan Laporta and Deco
As revealed by the Catalan “Mundo Deportivo”, after the match coach Hansi Flick was summoned to a meeting at the hotel with president Joan Laporta and sporting director Deco. The journalists even subtitled the text “top secret”. The purpose of the meeting? Together they analyzed the first defeat of the season and came to the conclusion that it was necessary to “downplay its significance for the continuation of the series in La Liga”.
The source emphasizes that the conversation took place in a “pleasant atmosphere”, and both prominent officials convinced the coach that “trust in his project and work is still maximum”. The aim is to “learn from mistakes and prevent them from repeating themselves”, especially in the CL, where the margin of error is much smaller than in the Spanish league. Moreover, during the flight back to the capital of Catalonia, the German's assistants analyzed the match with Monaco to draw conclusions.
This is what Hansi Flick told FC Barcelona players after the defeat by AS Monaco in the Champions League
Flick reportedly gave a similar message to the players in the locker room right after the match, expressing self-criticism. “He maintained that he believed in the players, expressed satisfaction with their attitude and encouraged each of them to analyze what they did well and what they did not. The coach is very positive about the fact that the next meeting comes immediately,” we read.
Barcelona face another demanding task. On Sunday, September 22, they will play away against Villarreal, who were also unbeaten in the first five rounds of La Liga (three wins and two draws). The match will start at 6:30 p.m., text coverage on Sport.pl and in the Sport.pl LIVE mobile application.