Terzic turned to Flick, a fantastic human being, before Athletic visit Barcelona | OneFootball

Edin Terzic’s Athletic visit Hansi Flick’s Barcelona at Spotify Camp Nou on Thursday at 21:00. The champions have started La Liga by routing their opening opponents.

According to El Correo, Terzic approached Flick during his sabbatical to refine his ideas and learn from the German’s move from the Bundesliga to La Liga. Their rapport began when Flick led Germany with six Dortmund players.

The two coaches have met only once in the dugout, on six March 2021. Dortmund led 2-0 through an Erling Haaland brace, then Bayern turned it round as Robert Lewandowski hit a hat-trick and Leon Goretzka added another to win 4-2. There were no fans because of the pandemic, Bayern took the title and Dortmund finished third.

After leaving Dortmund, Terzic paused to study, meeting Jupp Heynckes twice and visiting Flick. He said he wanted to understand what changed for Flick between the Bundesliga and La Liga, and praised his work at Barcelona while calling him a fantastic human being.

Their paths echo each other, Terzic having assisted Slaven Bilic and Lucien Favre, Flick working under Giovanni Trapattoni, Joachim Löw and Niko Kovac before stepping up. Athletic have not won a league game at Spotify Camp Nou for a quarter of a century. Terzic’s side arrive after a painful defeat against Sevilla.

Source: El Correo

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