Hansi Flick Has Been Asked About Raphinha. It Was During the Press Conference Before the Barça-Benfica Return Leg of the Champions League Round of 16.
What Importance Does Raphinha Have for the Team? Does He See Him as a Candidate for the Ballon d'Or? That Was the Question.
The German Coach Responded: "Of Course, If He Does Well This Season, He Could Have Chances. He Always Helps Us a Lot, Plus If You See the Goals He Has Scored, It Shows You the Hunger He Has. It's Good to See How Focused He Is and I'm Happy With His Level."
Flick Has Two Candidates for the Ballon d'Or
Hansi Flick Hasn't Stopped Being Surprised in the Few Months He's Been at Barça. That Team He Thrashed a Few Years Ago by 2-8 Is Now a Favorite in LaLiga, the Copa, and the Champions League.
He Doesn't Have One Candidate for the Ballon d'Or. He Has Two. At Least That's Hansi Flick's Opinion.
Raphinha Deserves the Ballon d'Or. Among Other Reasons Because at This Point in the Season, He Has Already Surpassed the Numbers Vinícius Achieved Last Season.
In Madrid, They Didn't Doubt That Vinícius Would Be the Winner. Therefore... However, Flick Has Another Candidate From His Team for the Award.
It's Pedri, a Player Who Inspires His Coach's Admiration in Every Match. His Progression This Season Has Gone From Strength to Strength and He Has Become the Soul of the Team.
He Moves His Teammates, Sets the Pace of the Game, Finds the Impossible Pass, and Scores Goals and Provides Assists. He Is a Decisive and Determining Player. Flick Is Convinced That the Ballon d'Or Is Between Pedri and Raphinha.
Barça-Benfica Management After the Death of Carles Miñarro
In the Press Conference, He Was Asked About the Emotional Influence That the Death of Carles Miñarro Could Have.
-I Think the Team Is Managing the Situation Well. We Are Very Focused on the Match, I Already Said After Lisbon That It Was Only the First Match. They Are Good in Transitions and I Have Explained This to the Team as Well.
-Managing the Situation
-The President Came to the Locker Room Yesterday and Spoke, and I Did Too. It's a Great Loss. Carles Was a Great Person and a Great Doctor.
He Was a Very Important Part of Our Success. We Will Miss Him. But the Team Wants to Play for Him.
The Team Is Focused, We Have to Move Forward. It's an Important Moment for the Club, the Fans... We Want to Do Well and Victory Is Important.
-Lewandowski's Condition
-He Is in Top Form, on Saturday We Decided He Should Rest. In the Training Before the Match, He Felt Some Discomfort Due to Fatigue and We Decided He Should Rest.
Szczęsny's Composure
-Everyone Considers Barça the Favorite
-I See the Team Very Focused, We Also Talked About It This Morning. In the Talk, We Showed the Good and the Bad From the First Leg and on Our Side, No One Thinks the Job Is Done. We Want the Attitude to Be Correct.
-Szczęsny's Calmness
-He Is a Mature, Experienced, Calm Goalkeeper... His Personality Helps Us and He Is Doing a Great Job.
-The Most Important Week of the Season
-It's Always Like This, It Was Also the Week of Bayern and Then Real Madrid... All Are Important. We Are in a Great Moment.
-Benfica
They Have a Team With Very Good Players. They Have a Great Coach. We Have to Be 100% Focused and It's Better Not to Think About the First Match.
We Have to Win the Match. Their Away Matches in the Champions League Have Been Very Good, and We Have to Be Concerned About This.
-The Pressure
-Everything Has to Do With Possession, Both in Attack and Defense. We Have to Press the Opponent, and That's What We Want to Do.
-Di María's Absence
-He Is One of My Favorite Players. I Won't Talk About Players Who Won't Be Here. He Is a Fantastic and Dangerous Footballer Despite His Age.