But where will FC Barcelona stop? The team coached by Hansi Flick, who arrived at the Catalan club this summer, continues to roll on the championship. After winning against Valencia (1-2), Athletic Club (2-1), Rayo Vallecano (1-2) and Real Valladolid (7-0), the Blaugrana club easily beat Girona this Sunday afternoon (1-4). A convincing victory that allows Barcelona to keep a four-point lead at the top of La Liga ahead of Real Madrid.
But beyond the victory, it is the depth of play delivered by FC Barcelona that impresses. And this is also reflected in the figures. Indeed, the Catalan club had not scored 17 goals after five La Liga matches since the 2017-2018 season. That season, the Catalans were coached by Ernesto Valverde. Of the 17 goals scored, we find Robert Lewandowski (4 goals and two assists), Dani Olmo (3 goals), and above all, Lamine Yamal (3 goals and four assists). At 17 years and 64 days, the Spanish international became, this afternoon, the youngest player to score his 8th goal in the 5 major championships since Curt Keller with Strasbourg, in 1935.
Players flourish with Hansi Flick
A successful start to the season for the Barça players, who seem to be thriving under Flick. Like Pedri: ” Hansi Flick tells us how important it is to win our first league games. That’s how you win league titles, when you have a good points advantage at the start of the season. “, said the Spanish midfielder, who scored this afternoon. ” We are happy with the level we are showing, but it is only the beginning of the season. I am sure that we can still improve things. “, added Eric Garcia. Hansi Flick also congratulated himself on this successful start to the season with his new club. “I am very happy with the performance of the whole team. I don’t care about the rival or the game because our scenario doesn’t change. We want to play like this. Olmo’s goal was perfect, that’s what I want. The players follow the instructions, show quality and a lot of intensity.”.
” We now start with the confidence that we have built in the last four games. You can see it today too, with our organisation, the way we play as a unit, very cohesive and high. It is not easy to do this, but we always put pressure on the ball. And we did it well. I think you can see the confidence that we have, and when we have the ball, we have the quality to play and create chances. So I think today too, we had a lot of chances to score one or two more goals. But in the end, I am very happy with the performance of the team. ” he said on Spanish television.
After this five out of five in the championship, FC Barcelona, ready to thwart Real Madrid’s plans in the defense of its title on the national scene, will now focus on the Champions League. A trophy that the Catalan club has not won since 2015. For their first match of this league phase, Flick’s men will challenge AS Monaco at the Stade Louis-II, this Thursday evening. A meeting already in Lamine Yamal’s mind: ” This match was very important before starting the Champions League. Coming back from the national team is always difficult, but today we were very good. We are already thinking about the next match “, declared the Barcelona right winger. The Monegasques are warned, it is a FC Barcelona in great shape that will arrive on the Rock, in four days.
