Hansi Flick issues major warning after FC Barcelona 7-2 Racing Santander: “The most important thing” | OneFootball

Barcelona had a great time on Wednesday, as they comprehensively defeated Racing de Santander 7-2 at the Spotify Camp Nou. Raphinha notched a hat-trick, while Joao Cancelo, Asier Villalibre (OG), Gabriel Jesus and Lamine Yamal also got on the scoresheet for the Catalans, who re-established their three-point lead at the top of La Liga.

After the match, head coach Hansi Flick spoke to the media to dissect the result and performance of his side. As per Marca, he expressed his satisfaction, but he also made it clear that more is required from his players.

“It’s like in life, you always have to improve. We played well, regardless of the result. I like how we’re playing. It’s nice to see. But the most important thing is to always be focused on every situation in the game, on every pass. I like how we played, the result… I’m happy. The team is happy, it hasn’t been so easy to play against Racing, they play good football and want to have the ball. We deserved the result.

“It’s good to have a good start, but the most important thing is to have a good finish. We are confident. The important thing is the dynamics, the intensity, we press… We are in a good moment. We want to win every game, and it won’t be easy.”

Flick plays down Szczesny error: “Everyone makes mistakes”

Flick spoke on Joan Garcia’s knee injury, which is due to be assessed in the coming hours. He also reacted to the performance of Wojciech Szczesny, whose error gifted Racing a second goal at the Spotify Camp Nou.

“It’s normal to make mistakes. This is football. Joan Garcia had some knee problems, let’s hope he’s fine. Szczesny is our second goalkeeper, and everyone makes mistakes. They scored a goal that wasn’t necessary, but neither was the first one. Everyone makes mistakes. These are things that we have to work on.”

Flick also expressed his delight at the performance of Karim Adeyemi, who was one of Barcelona’s best players against Racing.

“Football is a team thing. The important thing is the team and that’s what I want from my players. Adeyemi gives a lot and has a lot of room to adapt, he will adapt to our philosophy. It gives us a lot, as we have seen today. He has had all the Culés behind him. He was not having a good time in Germany. And he’s also a boy who is well-liked in the dressing room. He has great speed.”