Why Newcastle are SO GOOD! | Hansi Flick | Newcastle v Barcelona

Football

Year2026

Duration20m

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Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick on what makes tomorrow’s opponents Newcastle so good as they prepare to do battle at St. James’ Park in the Champions League. Flick was also asked for comment on Barca legend Xavi’s recent criticism. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 0:01 I have a good relationship with Xavi. I visited him when I took over Barca. At the end this is private. It has nothing to do with anyone else. I will not comment on Xavi’s comments. 2:00 Tomorrow there will be a fantastic atmosphere here Newcastle play a very intense game. They will press us man to man. They have fast players in the offence. We have to defend proud. We know how important the first match is. 3:15 When I arrived here I had a good feeling with Deco. We are working really great together. We analyse La Masía players not just the first team. We believe in these players. Everyday we gave the best for this club. It’s one of the most important weeks of the season because we want to go in the next round. Everything here at Barca is great. I’ve been here 1.5 years and I’v enjoyed every single day. We’re building this club also for the future. We respect Newcastle 6:35 The PL is the best league in the world. They have strong teams and a lot of money. We are strong and we have a huge quality. We have to continue our way and style and our philosophy. We want to play like Barca 8:00 We spoke honestly. It was not a great performance of the whole team vs Atleti. The team knows how to play out without pressure in the PL. When there’s no pressure on the ball it’s difficult to defend. 10:00 Marcus was injured vs Bilbao. Now he’s back. We’ll see if he starts, I haven’t decided yet But he’s a good option 11:30 I don’t care about how many games I had! I had two fantastic teams with Bayern and Barca. I sad before I enjoy every day 12:20 When we’re in La Liga we hear about how many goals we concede. But we score the most goals. It’s not about the defensive line it’s about the whole team 13:35 For me we speak about a young team. Lamine is 18. The qua