Barcelona's coach, Hansi Flick, highlighted after the victory against Villarreal (0-2) that the "excellent quality, mentality, and attitude" shown by his players was key to overcoming a complicated opponent.
"I'm happy for the players, especially for the three points, which are very important against a really good team. I like how they play football, the team they are, with very fast players, but I'm happy with the performance of my players," Flick said.
"The things I see day by day are then reflected on the field," he pointed out.
"Today's defense was not easy, the players were tired, they need to rest and have a vacation. But the attitude and mentality of the team is very good, I like to see them all together," he expressed.
In this sense, Flick assessed Marcelino's team: "It is a very tough opponent, it has a clear structure, with the ball they have many automatizations and it has very fast players. Also, with a clean sheet," he said at a press conference.
The Barcelona coach, who is on a winning streak of eight games, stated that this mentality and attitude is what he sees in training, which is the most important thing for him.
"It's very good to end the year this way to celebrate Christmas and come back with a lot of energy," he concluded.
But we are only focused on ourselves.
