Hansi Flick he was a happy man. After suffering for 90 minutes, the FC Barcelona coach ended up celebrating a victory that gave them a direct pass to the round of 16 with one match left to finish the Champions League phase. “The most positive thing was the mentality we had, we have come back and it is wonderful, this is football. I had never experienced a comeback like this,” acknowledged the Barça coach in statements to Movistar as soon as the match ended. “They are very good, they have made us defend deep,” he said. Flick Giving merit to the match that Benfica offered, which reached 4-2 on the scoreboard, but ended up succumbing 4-5.
About the party Szczesnywho debuted with Barça in the Champions League, Flick He appreciated that the Pole managed to redeem himself after the mistakes of the first half. “Before the game we spoke with Szczesnyhe made quite a few mistakes, but in the end he made a great stop. What player doesn’t make mistakes, we win together and lose together,” insisted the German coach of FC Barcelona. “I liked what I saw in the second half. There is one game left next week, but the team is already qualified. “We want to beat Valencia and then also Atalanta,” he added. Flickwhich did not provide details about the incidents between the players of the two teams at the end of the match. “I don’t know what happened at the end of the game,” he said.
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