Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has stated that they work specifically with stars that Dani Olmo sign to bring him back to 100%, after a few months without continuity in the starting setup. He should have many opportunities in the coming weeks with a full and difficult schedule on the road.
That calendar includes Benfica, the opponents of Barcelona in the Champions League round of 16, which they also encountered in the group stage.
“It's a complicated competition,” said Flick de Pers. “They are doing well and we have already seen it. In this round of the Champions League there is no easy opponent. It will be a heavy tie. “
Flick was not willing to evaluate the prospect of a potential Clasico final in the Champions League, nor a potential triple run for the Blaugrana.
“First we have to go to the final, I don't care about the rival. It is a long way. First we have Benfica, a great team. “
“It's not easy, it's a very difficult path. We are going to do our best, but if you see the quality of other teams, it is impressive. It is good to have these top competitions, it's competition. We play football for that reason. '
Last week has seen a lot of speculation around the future of Vitor Roque, with Palmeiras striving for a movement for the Brazilian, but Flick hit that question.
“It's not my job. If something changes, it is the task of Deco. “
The German coach sometimes played his team, but in general it has disappeared with his strongest team during the season so far.
“We still have a training session today and we will decide later. We always focus on the next game, but we also have to think of Atlético. The important game is Las Palmas. '
“The team is at a good physical level, but we also have to think about the following games. There is the break of the national team and our players also play. It is part of our work, we need to know what the players can give us. I am happy with what I see, there are players at the highest level. “
In the meantime, Olmo is one of the few players, beyond Andreas Christensen, who is struggling this season that this season is coming back from an injury.
“We are working on it. Last season he already had some injuries. We work with him individually. '
Their task on Saturday evening (21:00 CEST) is a trip to Las Palmas, who defeated Barcelona in Montjuic. Flick also had a word for their captain, Kirian Rodriguez, who takes a career break for the second time to fight cancer.
“They are better than what the table reflects. They have many injured players. We all think of Kirian, he is in a complicated situation. We give him and his family all the support. Health is the most important thing. “
However, the head of Flick's press conference was his views on the referee -contacts in Spain and asked for the federation to offer civil servants more protection. He also called on managers and players to take more responsibility for their criticism.
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