Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has showered reward on Actual Madrid celebrity Kylian Mbappe forward of the Clasico within the Supercopa de España remaining. The 2 archrivals in LaLiga are set to face one another for the third time in a row in a Spanish Tremendous Cup remaining on Sunday, January 11.
Barcelona and Actual Madrid have confronted one another solely as soon as to date this season in a LaLiga conflict in October final 12 months. Los Blancos beat the Catalans 2-1, with all eyes on a nail-biting conflict within the remaining this week. Barca stay unbeaten in 9 video games throughout competitions to date, with Hansi Flick by no means having misplaced a remaining in his profession. In the meantime, Los Blancos will do their greatest to beat the Catalans as soon as once more, particularly after they misplaced the Supercopa remaining 5-2 final season.
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Within the pre-match press convention, Barcelona coach Hansi Flick spoke extremely of Actual Madrid icon Kylian Mbappe, who’s uncertain to begin in Sunday’s remaining on account of his damage. Flick stated (through Madrid Xtra):
“Mbappé is the most effective striker at present. He is world-class.”
Kylian Mbappe was unavailable in Actual Madrid’s 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid within the Supercopa de España semi-final this week owing to a knee damage. Nonetheless, he’s set to be out there for the ultimate in opposition to Barcelona, though he may begin off the bench.
Mbappe has been deadly this season, with 29 targets and 5 assists to his identify in 24 outings for Los Blancos throughout competitions. If the Spanish giants beat Barca within the remaining, it can mark the Frenchman’s first Spanish Tremendous Cup with the membership. In final season’s 5-2 loss within the Tremendous Cup remaining, Mbappe scored as soon as within the match.
Barcelona boss Hansi Flick opens up on dealing with Actual Madrid within the Supercopa remaining
Within the aforementioned pre-match press convention, Barcelona boss Hansi Flick highlighted that they’ve gained 4 out of the 5 Clasicos that have been performed in his tenure to date. Talking of preparations for the ultimate, the German stated (through Barca Common):
“What number of Clasicos have we performed within the final 12 months and a half? And what number of have we misplaced? We’ve misplaced one. That’s what it’s about.”
He added:
“Madrid has a improbable crew, however so will we. Everybody needs to win the title. Everybody shall be watching the sport. That’s what we have now to give attention to. Our duty is to take pleasure in ourselves and ensure our followers take pleasure in themselves too.”
Final season marked Hansi Flick’s first season at Barca, when the Catalans beat Los Blancos 4 instances. This included the Supercopa de España remaining and the Copa del Rey remaining. Actual Madrid shall be determined to vary the outcomes this time by profitable the title.
Edited by Pratyasha Sarkar
