FC Barcelona does not let go. Three days after their reversing victory won against Celta Vigo, the Blaugrana have indeed won 1-0 against Mallorca thanks to a goal from Dani Olmo on the return from the locker room. Enough to allow the Catalan club to consolidate its first place in the classification with now seven points ahead of Real Madrid and one more match.
Thanks to this victory, Barça also perfectly launched the decisive sequence that awaits the men of Hans-Dieter Flick. On Saturday, Barça has an appointment with Real Madrid in the King Cup final before a new classico, a fortnight later, which promises to be crucial in the title race. And in the meantime, Barça will play its two matches against Inter Milan in the semi-final of the Champions League …
To best prepare for this decisive fortnight, Hans-Dieter Flick had decided to blow out several of his executives. If Lamine Yamal and Gavi were holder, Robert Lewandowski was in the stands and Raphinha or Jules Koundé were on the bench. And unlike the Brazilian striker, the tricolor international did not come into play. Enough to end his incredible series of 104 games played consecutively with his club and the French team.
Jules Koundé in “a fantastic form”
The former Bordeaux had not missed a match since November 25, 2023 and a liga match against Rayo Vallecano. This crazy series had earned him the most used footballer in the world in 2024 with no less than 70 games played during the year and this while the Catalan defender recently called for strike to protest against the overloaded calendars.
For his part, Hansi Flick had fun of this situation at a press conference on Friday. “The problem with Koundé is that if one day I tell him that he is 30 minutes from less training, he will go run at Sitges!” So I prefer that he gives everything for the team and that he runs on the field. He is in a fantastic form “he had launched. The interested party was shared.
“Somewhere, it is pride because I am available, it is one of my strengths, Has recently entrusted Jules Koundé. It is a pride to have the confidence of the coaches and the team. On the other hand, it is true that it is far too many matches. I have already spoken enough about the calendar that intensifies, with in particular the creation of the Club World Cup, which we will not play but I think of my colleagues. We are really killing football. »»
