Barcelona ended their league campaign with a 2-2 draw at home at Atalanta on Wednesday, and that meant a second place in the rankings. A victory would have ended them above Liverpool, but it was not for the Catalans.
Nevertheless, it was a very good first eight games for Barcelona, and Flick recognized this. According to Diario, he spoke about the competition phase, and also about the match against Atalanta, during his press conference after the game.
“I am happy with the second position in the competition phase. I think it's a great success for the team. Today was a difficult game. I think we could have done better, but in general we are satisfied with the result and qualify them second. It was definitely a great football match because Atalanta defended one-on-one well and we learned a lot from this game with a view to the future.
“That is what we have to improve, the defensive work. We are happy to end in this position, but we have to work on many things. We have the potential to do something more and now we have an extra week (because of no play-offs) to be able to do more training. “
Barcelona goes directly to the last 16 of the Champions League, and on Friday they will be pulled against one of AS Monaco, Brest, Paris Saint-Germain or Benfica. Flick was asked about the subject, although he did not seem overly interested.
“It's too early to talk about rivals. We will see what happens. “
It is now six wins and two draws for Barcelona in all matches in 2024, so it is clear that the side of Flick is back on their best. However, they will have been disappointed that they have not won against Atalanta, and their bad defense record is something that needs to be improved as the season progresses.
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