A victory in agility, despite the fact that the commitment with Barbastro for the passage to the next round of the Copa del Rey was not to be taken lightly. Coming out understandably satisfied with his team’s 4-0 Barcelonamister Hansi Flick he commented on the outcome of the match in the press conference: “We should have started the year like this, given where we came from. We were very good in defence. We didn’t give our opponents any opportunities”.
After that it was inevitable for the journalists present in the room to ask questions about the future of the Catalan club, dealing with the controversies and discontent generated by the refusal from LaLiga and RFEF regarding the inclusion of Dani Olmo and Pau Victor in the squad for the rest of the season: “What is the atmosphere in the locker room? Everyone wants Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor to return. We played concentrated, we played well. I didn’t see the team suffering from this situation, we are professionals and the players did well. We have to be professionals and accept the situation of Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor. I try to make sure that this does not affect the team’s performance.”
The complete program
Saturday 4 January
Huesca – Betis 0-1
Tenerife – Osasuna 1-2
Almeria – Sevilla 4-1
Barbastro – Barcelona 0-4
Marbella – Atletico Madrid 0-1
UD Logrones – Athletic Bilbao 3-4 dcr (0-0 in the 90th minute)
Sunday 5 January
Elche – Las Palmas
Ourense – Valladolid
Cartagena – Leganes
Ponferradina – Real Sociedad
Racing Santander – Celta Vigo
Monday 6 January
Minera – Real Madrid
Tuesday 7 January
Eldense – Valencia