Barcelona reaping rewards from Hansi Flick’s work in one crucial department – Report | OneFootball

Since his appointment as the head coach of FC Barcelona, Hansi Flick has turned the Catalan team into one of the most entertaining and best-attacking sides in Europe. This aspect is quite clear from the fact that the Blaugranes have scored 146 goals in 49 games so far this season.

Meanwhile, although this aspect of the team’s game has not been as pronounced, the German coach has also laid a lot of emphasis on defensive solidity, which, according to SPORT, is because of the belief of the German coach that to win titles, his team will have to defend with maximum skill and commitment.

This belief is quite clear in the several press conferences and media talks in which the Blaugrana coach has expressed his pride in his team’s improved defensive performance.

Barcelona had a great start to the season, but Flick was still worried about some defensive aspects of his team’s performance early in the campaign.

However, he was able to significantly improve his team’s coordination when applying the offside trap, pressing high up the pitch, and finishing off games with more pragmatism and skill, especially after the months of November and December, in which the team lost a lot of points in La Liga and the 4-4 draw against Atletico Madrid in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final.

Flick put in a lot of time and effort to eliminate these defensive problems and held individual talks with players, and his work has provided very good returns since the start of 2025. This is apparent by the team’s statistics, as Barcelona have kept 10 clean sheets from their last 16 games.

Furthermore, it is not only the defenders who have contributed to the defensive side of the game for the Blaugranes. In the first leg of the UCL quarter-final tie against Dortmund, both Ronald Araujo and Ferran Torres contributed to the team’s defense after being subbed in, while against Leganes, it was Raphinha and Inigo Martinez who made two crucial tackles to ensure their side got the full three points.

With only 12 possible games left this season, Barcelona will hopefully keep up this defensive and offensive excellence to ensure they win all three big trophies.