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Hansi Flick delighted with Barcelona's hunger for goals

Hansi Flick delighted with Barcelona's hunger for goals

Hansi Flick hailed Barcelona's appetite for goals after they thrashed Valencia in La Liga.

The Catalans routed their opponents 7-1 in Sunday's (26.01.25) game and the coach was pleased that his side didn't let up in their quest to hit the back of the net.

Flick said: "I love this hunger the team has, that shows in the matches, especially today.

"It's not finished with the 2-0 or the 3-0. They go to the end of the match. This is what I love and what we like to play. It's good to see this."

The win ended a disappointing run of form for Barca in La Liga and Flick is hopeful that the team can close the seven-point gap to leaders Real Madrid.

The German manager said: "We said before the match, now we want to start because La Liga is not nice to see at the moment.

"Now we start. We have a good start today and we want to follow that next Sunday, in the next league match at home.

"We have to play like this and then I think everyone is happy, the fans, the club, the players and the coaches."

Flick was able to give minutes to several fringe players during the game and praised midfielder Gavi - who remained on the bench in order for youngster Pablo Torre to get on the field.

He said: "The situation I'm most impressed with is when I spoke with Gavi. Normally I bring him on with 15 minutes to go and he said no, bring Pablo Torre in.

"You can see the team how they are connected. It's fantastic to see as a coach. I love Gavi for this. You know he wants to play every match and to say this in this situation, it's top."

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