Hansi Flick does not commit Barcelona's Focus to push off while he focuses on a place in the semi -final of the Champions League.
The predictive model of OPTA gives Laliga leaders Barca a 99% chance to reach the last four after a dominant 4-0 win over Borussia Dortmund last week in the first stage.
Raphinha, former Dortmund -star Robert Lewandowski and Whizz Kid Lamine Yamal were on goal in a routes for Barca, in which they raised 18 shots and no less than 3.69 expected goals.
Barca is undefeated in 24 games in all matches and the chances of Dortmund on a comeback are gloomy, but Flick – who led Bayern Munich to Champions League in 2020 – urged his team to keep their foot on the accelerator pedal.
“I have a lot of faith in this team. We have experienced many games without losing and we have to be proud of that. I can't complain about one of my players. This team is incredible,” Flick told reporters on Monday.
“The team must enjoy what they do, and we are ready to do it. We want to play well for ourselves and also for the traveling fans who always support us. We will not lower our concentration.”
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Barca looks at a treble. They are four points free from Real Madrid in Laliga and are confronted with Los Blancos in the Copa del Rey final on 26 April.
Flick, however, has his sights on Tuesday's game.
“We only think of our game with Dortmund,” he said.
“The rest is for the future. We don't look any further. Our idea of football is about to always do our utmost.
“There is a lot of quality in our team and we always take things a game at the same time. Dortmund playing in the quarterfinals of the Champions League in their stadium will always be difficult.”
Among teams to play more than 10 games in a European Cup/Champions League campaign, the objectives of Barca per game ratio in 2024-25 are the second best by a team in a single edition (3.3), after Flick's Bayern in 2019-2020 (3.9).
The key to their imperious form was the performance of Raphinha and Lewandowski.
This season Raphinha is directly involved in 19 goals in 11 Champions League performances (12 goals, seven assists), and could only be the third player who reach 20+ target statements in a single edition, after Cristiano Ronaldo (21 in 2013-14, 20 in 2015-16) and Lewandowski (20).
The Brazil international is only two assists from matching Luis Figo's Champions League record of nine assists in a single campaign, which the Portuguese played in the 1999-2000 season.
Lewandowski now stands at 99 Barca goals in all competitions. If he scores on Tuesday, he becomes the fourth fastest player who reaches that milestone for the club in all matches.
De Paal has scored 60 goals in 59 Champions League performances since turning 30, with only Ronaldo more in the competition in the competition in its 1930s (68 goals in 74 games).
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