If someone had told us a few months ago that Ferran Torres would become one of the major players of FC Barcelona, many would have burst out laughing or raw on a hidden camera. However, during this 2024/2025 well started season, the player trained in Valence is clearly asserting himself as one of the main offensive weapons of Hansi Flick. Since the return of the truce, he scored in the three games played by Barça, and before leaving for selection, he had scored a decisive double during the 4-2 victory against Atlético.
El Tiburon (the shark, editor's note) seizes each opportunity offered by Hansi Flick, who empowers him more and more and does not hesitate to entrust him with the number 9 position in important matches like this Duel de Copa, also allowing Robert Lewandowski to rest. Everything indicates that in a reward, the Spaniard will be elected to start the final against Real Madrid on April 26.
A new player
Its line of stats becomes more and more interesting, with 16 goals in 35 games in all competitions under the Barça tunic, the majority as a replacement. It is often said that the comparisons are odious, but Ferran Torres scored 11 goals in 2025, against 6 for Vinicius Jr. in Liga, over the whole season, he scored a goal less than the Brazilian (10 against 9), but the Madrid benefited from 2 penaltys and none for Spanish. A resplendent form that delights Hansi Flick. “He responds well to the minutes we give him and he is an important player”summarized the German, happy to have an offensive joker of such quality this season. In addition to his offensive qualities which are no longer to be proven, the former Manchester City is precious in defensive work, his aggressiveness and his pressing often embarrassing opposing defenses. And it appeals to Flick, of course.
Inevitably, a question of installation: how to explain the sparkling form of the one who was mocked and considered a pariah last season? The game set up by Hansi Flick as well as the confidence granted by the German coach can be an explanation, as is the sparkling form of his teammates who also create a favorable context for him. Torres also worked a lot on the mental level, and said several times that he had recourse to a psychologist to overcome difficult moments. This role of advanced player goes wonderfully, he who is comfortable in small spaces and has clearly progressed in front of the goal in recent years. In Barcelona, some even believe that he could, once Lewandowski left, claim in the place of number 9 holders …
