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On the 21st, Barcelona announced that they would extend their contract with manager Hanji Flick. The new contract period is until June 30th, 2027.
Coach Flick, now 60, served as assistant coach for the German national team as Joachim Löb's “right-handed” before becoming Bayern manager in November 2019. He achieved the feat of becoming the second club in history to win six annual titles, and from the summer of 2021 he will replace Leb as the German national team. However, after being eliminated from the group stage at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, his performance continued to decline, and his disastrous defeat in the Japanese national team in September 2023 was decided and his dismissal was announced.
Still, manager Flick is once again showing his skill at Barcelona, where he took office last summer. In La Liga, which was aiming to regain his hegemony, he got off to a great start with seven consecutive wins, but although he lost in the middle of the game, he was on a winning streak after the new year. At the end of the 36th round, he accumulated 85 points, and won the championship for the 28th time in two seasons with two rounds left. The Copa del Rey and Supercopa de Espana defeated Real Madrid in the final, achieving a domestic triple crown.
In addition, they won all of the four times this season, their archenemy, Real Madrid. He is the second in history to win four consecutive El Clasico, after manager Josep Guardiola, who currently leads Manchester City.
The total number of goals he scored in all official matches he has played this season is an astonishing “171”. His skill in creating a team that boasts one of Europe's most offensive power in his first year in office was highly praised, and the contract period was extended by one year from his original contract period.
[Video]Barcelona officially announces extension of their contract with manager Flick!
