The 3-0 success over Brest in the Champions League, for the Barcelona Of Hansi Flick the time has come to dive back into the championship, with tomorrow’s home match against Las Palmas.
During the usual press conference the day before, the German coach had the opportunity to take stock of the situation, also starting from the conditions of Yamal laminae: “He’s back, he’s ready to play. I don’t know if he’ll start. But he will play.”
On the team as a whole, then, the former coach of the Germany he explains: “I think the team is well prepared. We saw it in the session. Some players are returning. We are in a good situation.”
There is also space for the theme linked to the present and future of Frenkie de Jong: “Until now he was injured and now he is progressing well: personally three or four weeks ago, when he started playing, he had a different mentality. Now he is back after the international break and we support him, but we have a lot of midfielders. Who is at 100% he must demonstrate his level, we follow him and support him. He must find his confidence again. We face every match with the players to win. but it takes time.
Finally, a thought on the 125th anniversary of the Blaugrana club: “This club is surprising, incredible. I said it when I arrived for the first time. I was impressed by the club. We work freely, we can do what we need. When I walk for the city it’s very nice to see how the fans talk to me and how friendly they are, it’s a pleasure to be here, it’s much more than a club, it’s true. It’s a great honor to be the manager of Barcelona, but now it’s right that I focus on Las Palmas”.