How mightily deserved this was for the German. His Barcelona tenure has been more or less electric from day one. He has taken a possession-first side that looked a little lost and made them a thrilling attacking unit.
This was, quite sneakily, one of the best showings of the season; for all of the talk of Madrid’s injury issues, Barca, too, were thin up front, at right-back, and in midfield. There was no Lamine Yamal, not much Raphinha, and Robert Lewandowski came off the bench.
Throw in the tragic news that Flick’s father passed away overnight, and this seems a remarkable job of coaching on the day. It’s now back-to-back titles, and a third is surely in sight in 2026-27 given the state Madrid find themselves in. He’s here until at least 2028, and the Blaugrana will be thrilled to have him.
