Barcelona coach Hansi Flick praised the role of Pedri, who was voted MVP in both matches against Benfica, and put his feet on the ground in the fight for the Champions League.
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said after his team qualified for the quarterfinals of the Champions League with a 3-1 win over Benfica that he likes his players to believe that this season they are in contention for every title, but he was also cautious.
“I like the players to think positively and have confidence, but my job is to remain calm,” he said at a press conference about Raphinha's post-match comments that Barca are firm candidates to win everything.
Flick, who acknowledged that “winning the Champions League is the objective, although it is the most difficult competition”, valued the great game his team played against the Lisbon side. “We could have scored a couple more goals, but I'm happy,” he said.
And he was “very happy” about Lamine Yamal's great goal, “because it was a goal at an important moment (the 2-1) and it had been a long time since he last scored”.
The German coach also praised the MVP of the match, midfielder Pedro Gonzalez 'Pedri'. “He is a very good player, it is incredible what he is doing, but not only with the ball, but also without it,” he stressed.