Barcelona boss Hansi Flick reacted passionately to their 2-1 La Liga defeat at home to Atletico Madrid.
La Blaugrana lost top spot in the Spanish top flight at the end of 2024, with just one win in their last seven league games, as Flick assesses his options.
Flick missed the tie, as he was serving the last match of a touchline ban, but was free to speak to the media after the match.
Alexander Sorloth's 96th-minute winner turned the match on its head and gave Los Rojiblancos a first league win in Catalonia since 2006.
Flick did not shy away from the challenges ahead, but the former Bayern Munich coach insisted he was pleased with the performance despite the result.
“We played an extraordinary match. I am very proud of my players and disappointed with the result. Atletico Madrid waited for their chance and it was enough for them,” he said.
“For us it was different and it is very frustrating. But I'm happy with the game.
“Today is the style I want to see in my team. I'm sad about the outcome. But when I see how we played, Pedri, Gavi… their passion. The results will come.
“We will come back stronger and maybe the break will come at a good time.”
Barcelona face a busy start to 2025, with a Copa del Rey trip to Barbastro on January 4, before immediately heading to Saudi Arabia for the Spanish Super Cup.
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