KOLKATA:- Barcelona won the Champions League 4-1 on Wednesday night. It was their first win against Germany’s most successful side in nine and a half years. This time they are up against arch-rivals Real, against whom they have lost their last four matches. Flick will be flying high ahead of that clash at the Santiago Bernabeu to face their biggest test of the season so far.
“This win is unbelievable. Bayern are a fantastic team, with great players. Who know how to play very good football, how you want to see them play. And of course when you win a match like this, you have to celebrate. This win is next Saturday. It will give us the confidence to believe in our quality for the upcoming matches.”
🎙️ Hansi Flick talks about the big win over Bayern Munich.#BarçaBayern pic.twitter.com/pesKaMOsAr
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 24, 2024
“We can achieve a lot with the quality our team is showing. We are playing with a lot of courage which is why I am very happy. This team wants to learn and learn from the things we didn’t do well.” Barcelona. “We will have one day less time to prepare for the Clasico than Real Madrid. But all the players want to play in this match. We will prepare well and be ready.”
Kids these days. pic.twitter.com/uWdFw9FSfs
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) October 24, 2024
Barcelona is at the top with 27 points in 10 matches in La Liga. Real is in second place with 24 points. If they avoid losing at home, Real Madrid will touch Barcelona in the record of being unbeaten in the most consecutive matches in La Liga. Barcelona was undefeated in 43 matches from 2017 to 2018. Carlo Ancelotti’s Real are on a 42-match unbeaten run since losing to Atletico Madrid in September last year.
Barcelona are desperate to win after losing against them last year. Who lost six matches in a row against Bayern. During this time they managed 22 with four goals. That includes an embarrassing 8-2 loss in the quarter-finals of the Champions League four years ago. As if to forget that nightmare to some extent, football has given the gift of Flick’s Barcelona. In front of them is the challenge of stopping Real’s invincible journey.
