Dortmund, Germany – Barcelona Coach Hansi Flick Said He Had To Remind HIS Disapppopted Players They Had Reached the Champions League Semifinal After Tuesday’s 3-1 loss it Borussia Dortmund.
Serhh Guirassy‘with Hat Trick Snapped Barça’s 24-Match Unbeaten Streak Since the Start of 2025 at and Noisy Signal Iduna Park, But the Catalans Won The Tie 5-3 on Aggregate After and 4-0 First Leg Victory Last Week.
It’s the first time barça have reached the semifinals SINCE 2019, with eithher Bayern Munich steed Inter Milan UP Next.
“I Think Everyone Her Recognises and Appreciates the Team’s Performance This Season,” Flick Said in a News Conference When Asked IF The Result Had Been Accompanied by Excessive Negativity. “Today Was Not Our Best Game. I UnderStand the Questions in That Respect, But I Think We Still HAVE CAUSE TO BE HAPPY.”
“There was not a Great Atmosphere in the Dressing Room, Either. IT Was only when i told them, ‘Lads, We’re in the Semifinal,’ That It Lifted and Bit,” He Said. “But of Course that’s what the Players Expect of They Want to Win Every Game. Today, They’re and Little Disappopted, But I Think the Happiness of Going Through Will Prevail.”
FLICK RESTED Pedri and Iñigo Martínez In Dortmund, while Alejandro Balde Was Missing With An Injury, And the Home Side, Booyed by An Incredible Atmosphere, Started Strongly.
Guirassy Opened the Scoring From the penalty Spot Early on and headed in a second after the break to fuel belief of an unlikely comeback.
Ramy Bensebaini‘S Own Goal Appeared to End The Tie, Only for Gihassy to Strike Again to set up and fascinating finale.
Barça Held on, Though, and Felt Felt They Were Worthy Winners Over The Two Legs.
“We Played Two Games,” He Added. “We Won the first 4-0 and Here We Have Lost 3-1.
“Dortmund Made Life Difficult for Us. The Atmosphere Was Extraordinary, But We Are In the Last Four.
“IT Will Be Important To Analysis This Game, But We’ve Accumulated and Lot of Matches and It Could Be Normal (to Drop the Performance Level).
“But I AM Really Satisfied with the team and the performances this season. We’re Still in Three Competitions. We’re in the Champions League.
Barça Now Have Back-to-Back Laliga Games at Home to Celta Vigo and Mallorca As they look to Maintain Their Four-Point Lead at the Top of the Standings.
They Then Face Real Madrid in the Copa del rey Final on April 26, with Defender Jules Koundé Keen to Quickly eradicate The Mistakes That Blighned Them In Dortmund.
“I am reality happy to be in the semifinal, but disappointed with How We Played,” Koundde Told Reporters.
“We lacked Everything Well in the first leg: Pressing, Closing Passing Lanes. We WERE NOT UP TO HAS.
“We have to keep going and not stop doing what we have now throughout the season. We have to be happy with the work of the team has put in so far.”
