The purposes are sometimes fulfilled. Barça gave visit to Athletic to close a league that he already had won and his coach knew how to motivate the group to offer the last effort, free already, overly filled the club's aspirations with three titles collected.
“We wanted to finish well, playing how we have played the whole season,” Hansi Flick said about the content of the technical meeting before leaving the hotel to San Mamés, “and the end has been perfect.” The Barca coach stressed the pride and happiness he felt with the performance of the team, with an unappealable 0-3 about Athletic, “a top team of the league.” The fourth classified and next participant of the Champions League.
Pau Víctor hugs Olmo, with a beaten one simón in the penalty of 0-3. / Dani Barbeito / Sp
A fantastic atmosphere
Flick met San Mamés, one of the emblematic stadiums of Spanish football, and enjoyed “The fantastic atmosphere” That was lived, something more relaxed because it coincided with the end of the championship, with the satisfaction for the achievement and for the farewell of Oscar de Marcos, the captain. Barça showed its best version, that of the champion, to correspond to the honors. “It is very good to end like this, after so many parties and celebrations,” said the Barca coach, “it has been a pleasure to end up.”
And thus ended with an inhabitual alignment that began with The reappearance of Iñaki Peña under the sticks. Iñaki Peña himself he relegated in January in favor of Wojciech Szczesny. The goalkeeper did not take it well, and in Bilbao he claimed his category.
Iñaki Peña comes out against Oihan Sancet during the League Farewell 24-25. / Javier Zorrilla / Efe
“Iñaki was sad when we made the decision, but we thought about the team. It is very good professional, it always gives everything in training and we thought it deserved to play,” he explained, happy because the goal would have contributed to the great Barca performance, with several interventions that allowed the end with the goal to zero. “This level is what I want to see next season. The farewell has been really perfect. We had talked about finishing well and playing like the whole season and I am happy because we have done it “
Hansi Flick and Ernesto Valverde, during the game. / Dani Barbeito / Sp
Welcome to Xabi Alonso
Flick will start the holidays on Monday, the same day in which Xabi Alonso will take office as Madrid coach. He is the new rival of the next campaign, after having Forced the dismissal of Carlo Ancelotti with the four victories in the four classics of this season, among them the two finals won (that of the Super Cup and that of the Copa del Rey) and the two league games, the first one resulted in the 0-4 of the Bernabéu.
“I spoke many times with him when I was in the Leverkusen. I know his philosophy, he has succeeded in Germany and the players have improved a lot under his mandate. I am very happy to be able to see him in the Spanish League,” said Flick.