Barcelona manager Hansi Flick was not interested in spending time discussing the dramatic events of the week at Real Madrid ahead of Sunday’s El Clásico.
The week was dominated by bad news at the capital with drama surrounding Kylian Mbappé and two different fights between Aurélien Tchouaméni and Fede Valverde that ended with the Uruguayan at the hospital and not available for Sunday’s clash, but Flick had a very direct response to questions about what he thought of the Madrid news during a press
conference on Saturday.
“It happens all over the world. Not just at Real Madrid. I was a little surprised, but I don’t care, it’s not my club. It’s not my team. I don’t think about it.
“Our goal is to win at home. We have a fantastic team, and the fans support us. But it’s a Clásico for them too, and everyone will give 100%. They want to win. The Clásico is important for everyone.”
“For me, what we need to do is play and focus on our game. We’ve had a fantastic season and I want to see that tomorrow. I know the tension is high. It’s the best that Spanish football has to offer. We want to play as a team, as a unit. I’m not focused on anything else.”
As Hansi Flick as it gets.
