‘Excellent, fantastic’ – Hansi Flick lauds Barcelona youngster after win over | OneFootball

Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick has moved to lavish praise on Blaugrana youngster Marc Bernal on Sunday evening.

This comes after the Spaniard’s latest fine performance in Barca colours.

The reigning La Liga champions were back in action a short time ago, welcoming Levante to Catalunya’s capital for a league clash.

Bernal was for his part in from the off for the evening, just his 2nd league start of the campaign.

And safe to say, the 18-year-old took full advantage of his opportunity to impress…

En route to a 3-0 Blaugrana triumph, Bernal opened the scoring early on, amid a fine all-round showing in the middle of the park.

Speaking to the media post-match, Hansi Flick was therefore drawn on the name of his engine room sensation.

And Barca’s headmaster made use of the opportunity to laud Bernal’s performance, explaining:

“Bernal played as number 6 and also gave us good ball control. He is excellent, always finding the right spot. He is also very intelligent, and that’s all the better. It’s fantastic that he is at this level.”

Conor Laird – GSFN