Barca - Villarreal. Chaos at La Ceràmica
Marcelino had a plan and it almost worked until it didn't. Flick won the battle of the nerves.
Marcelino had a plan and it almost worked until it didn't. Flick won the battle of the nerves.
Barcelona travel to Signal Iduna Park to face Borussia Dortmund, Hansi Flick's former rival, to chase a win that could be a huge step towards the Champions League knockout phase.
What exactly should Hansi Flick improve so that his Barcelona keep evolving as their opposition inevitably does the same?
Imanol Alguacil's men demonstrated that in contemporary football, sometimes the art of winning lies not in dominating the ball but in controlling spaces, transitions, and moments.
Hansi Flick's football is unique across Europe. But how sustainable is an approach that forces Barcelona into a game of Russian Roulette every week?