FC Barcelona Coach Flick Wants To ‘Strike A Blow’ To Real Madrid

FC Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick wants to “strike a blow” to Real Madrid and “cause doubts” in … [+] Carlo Ancelotti’s team by beating it in El Clasico this weekend according to SPORT, which cited anonymous sources.

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FC Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick wants to “strike a blow” to Real Madrid and “cause doubts” in Carlo Ancelotti’s team by beating it in El Clasico this weekend according to SPORT, which cited anonymous sources.

The Catalans are flying high under the German, who on Wednesday helped them exorcise the demons by beating its “ogre” on the continent.

With captain Raphinha scoring a hat trick, Barca thrashed Flick’s former club Bayern Munich 4-1 in the Champions League and guaranteed that confidence is running high at the Montjuic Stadium.

Now the Blaugrana heads on the road to the Spanish capital, where it will take on its domestic nemesis Madrid at the Bernabeu for what could be a vital La Liga clash when it comes to counting up the points in the title race come May.

Barca currently leads Los Blancos by three. And according to SPORT, Flick believes that doubling that tally by getting a first win behind enemy lines since Xavi Hernandez oversaw a 4-0 romp in March 2022 would “reaffirm the work he is doing with his squad and could cause doubts in Carlo Ancelotti’s team”.

Flick thinks that putting up a strong first half of the season is important to lift the Spanish top flight at the end of it, and can also allow for bumps in the road in the spring, when the league and cup fixtures start to pile up.

In any event, even if Barca fails to come up with the goods at the Bernabeu, Flick has been impressed and surprised by the great results his men have achieved thus far despite a wealth of injuries, plus how quickly they have taken on board the new concepts he has passed onto them.

As for Madrid, it is performing below par with a lack of intensity, and putting up a first half like it did against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday – where it trailed 2-0 at the interval before coming back to win 5-2 – could be fatal for Ancelotti and Co.

It will also be without first choice goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and right winger Rodrygo. With all this considered, Barca could be regarded favourites in this installment of El Clasico for the first time in a while.

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