Hansi Flick said he is proud of his Barcelona team after they thrashed Real Madrid 5-2 in the Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday.
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Flick proud of his Barcelona team after Spanish Super Cup win
Kylian Mbappe first put Madrid in front after just five minutes at the Al Jawhara Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Barca quickly turned the game around, with Lamine Yamal scoring the equalizer in the 22nd minute, followed by Robert Lewandowski converting a penalty to take the lead.
Raphinha’s brace and Alejandro Balde’s goal sealed the deal for Barcelona, claiming the trophy in the Clasico Spanish Super Cup final.
“I’m really proud,” Flick said in his post-match news conference. “Proud for the team, the staff, the club, the fans, everyone. Today was an unbelievable match. For the coaches, not so much! But for the fans it’s really fantastic.”
“We have to learn from every match, and today’s match. We can do things better, but we have a young team.”
He added: “We had some weeks where we didn’t perform so good, and our situation in the league now is not nice. We speak about all these things in the dressing room, but for me it’s important to focus on the next match.”
“Today is a day to be positive”
Barcelona played with only 10 men for the last half hour after goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny was shown a red card, but that didn’t deter the Catalan giants.
Nonetheless, this is Barcelona’s second Clásico victory of the season after they won 4-0 at Madrid in October.
“I don’t want to look back,” Flick said.
“Today is a good day, we beat one of the best teams in the world, for the second time this season, it’s unbelievable, we win a title here and we’re very happy. Today is a day to be positive.”
