Hansi Flick now has a new challenge at Barcelona after defeating Real Madrid | OneFootball

The latest edition of El Clasico saw FC Barcelona completely annihilate Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu. While the 4-0 scoreline is something that Los Blancos are rather familiar with, to do it in the way that La Blaugrana did it this time around is special. Beyond just the six points, Barcelona came back from Madrid with bragging rights.

Thanks to this victory, a lot of confidence and momentum is now on the side of La Blaugrana. Hansi Flick’s tactics now paint a picture that showcases a dominant team with a coach that has a set philosophy and everyone backs it up because of the football and results it is delivering.

However, not everything that comes out of such a statement win is all positive for the team in question. With such a massive result at the Santiago Bernabeu, there will be a lot of overconfidence and stubbornness that can develop rather easily as well.

That is why, as highlighted by SPORT, Hansi Flick plans to make use of the new few days to settle the nerves of his players. He has already proven himself to be a great master of psychology for his own team, but perhaps the test of keeping his team grounded will be even bigger than the preparations that led up to El Clasico.

This upcoming week will give the players some days off to recover and then return to focus on the next game against Espanyol at the Montjuic Stadium. A ‘clean’ week, as SPORT refers to it as, is what Barcelona will now face as they focus on mentally and physically recovering from the demanding games that just went by.

Moreover, these days of rest and no games will allow Barcelona to focus on recovering the best possible versions of recently recovered players such as Gavi, Dani Olmo, Fermin Lopez, and Frenkie de Jong. Given that they were thrown right back into action following their recoveries from their respective injuries, this downtime that Barcelona will now go through could be quite beneficial.

Flick will aim to have these players participate in specific sessions to improve their overall conditioning and their physical preparations for the upcoming games. Simultaneously, he will be focusing on keeping his team humble and grounded, while ensuring that they train to replicate these results against any opponent that comes in front of them and to remind them that no title has been won just yet.