Lionel Messi delighted with Hansi Flick’s Barcelona – ‘It’s spectacular’

Hansi Flick's start at Barcelona was not without praise in the early months of his spell and he can add few more illustrious praise than Lionel Messi. The Argentina captain has expressed his joy at seeing the Blaugrana under the German coach.

The Inter Miami star will fly to the Catalan capital next week to take part in the club's 125th anniversary celebrations on Thursday, which will take place at the Liceu Theater. He took part in the documentary series 'El Nou Clam' to be released in the lead-up, and talked about how much the city means to him.

“My children are Catalan, I have lived there all my life. The truth is that I feel like I'm from Barcelona, ​​and I could live there at any time. Because my children, my wife and I miss our life in Barcelona very much, because we have friends there, we left a lot there.”

Furthermore, he was full of praise for the Blaugrana's early season form, as well as the emergence of several young players who have come into the squad.

“They look spectacular and it doesn't surprise me because it's not something new. It's happened all my life, or at least since I arrived in Barcelona at the age of 13,” he explained to TV3.

“For me it is spectacular that the boys have been given the opportunity for a few years now. When they get the chance and the confidence, they react this way because they know the club better than anyone else and because they are used to playing this way since they were little and when they are guided these things happen, like they also happened in a different era.”

Shortly after his comments were released, Flick held his pre-match press conference before Barcelona took on Celta Vigo on Saturday evening, calling Messi's praise 'an honour'. The challenge for Flick and Barcelona will be to maintain their form throughout the season with a thin squad. Despite playing some of the best football in Europe in the opening months, if Real Madrid win the match against Valencia, their lead will be just three points.