Barça's Flick praises ref 'good communication'
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said his chat with the referee from Thursday's 4-0 defeat to Atlético Madrid is a secret, but praised the communication.
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said his chat with the referee from Thursday's 4-0 defeat to Atlético Madrid is a secret, but praised the communication.
Diego Simeone said Julián Álvarez's goal and assist in Atlético Madrid's 4-0 Copa del Rey thrashing of Barcelona will help the forward reset after ending an 11-game scoring drought.
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said his side were taught a lesson by Atlético Madrid as they suffered a 4-0 loss at the Metropolitano on Thursday in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal between the two teams.
Atlético Madrid shocked Barcelona with four goals in the first half to win the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal 4-0 at the Metropolitano stadium.
Barcelona's training ground suffered structural damage on Thursday, with renovation work on Spotify Camp Nou also partially halted and the team forced to travel to Madrid early as extreme winds pummeled Catalonia.
Real Sociedad won 1-0 at Athletic Club in a Basque Country derby in the first leg of the semifinals of Copa del Rey on Wednesday.
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick lamented more bad news after Marcus Rashford joined Raphinha on the injury list for Thursday's Copa del Rey semifinal first leg against Atlético Madrid.
Ademola Lookman's clever unpredictability could breathe new life into boring old Atlético Madrid -- and help secure a first trophy in five years, too.
Ademola Lookman scored on his Atlético Madrid debut in a 5-0 rout of Real Betis on Thursday that sent Diego Simeone's team to the semifinals of the Copa del Rey.
United States men's national team midfielder Johnny Cardoso has a low grade muscle injury sustained in Wednesday's training session and will be out for at least a week, Atlético Madrid said.
Hansi Flick said Barcelona will continue to support Ronald Araújo after the defender netted on his first start for the club since returning from a mental health break against Albacete in the Copa del Rey on Tuesday.
Barcelona reached the semifinals of the Copa del Rey, but only after making hard work of beating giantkillers Albacete 2-1.