Hansi Flick: "Barça is a great team and we have to win titles"

FC Barcelona will face Monaco in their Champions League debut. The Blaugrana team will try to start by adding the three points and, in the process, take revenge against the Monegasques after last summer's defeat in the Joan Gamper Trophy. Hansi Flick has spoken about the injured Olmo, Gavi and Fermín López, and has also valued the timely recovery of Ansu Fati.

Since the defeat against Monaco (0-3) things have changed a lot for Hansi Flick's team, who have chained five consecutive victories in La Liga and are leaders. The only negative point for the culé team is the absence of Dani Olmo due to injury. "It is always difficult to find a substitute for him, because Dani with his quality on the ball can always create chances, scores goals, assists... He gives us a lot of confidence. We must accept that we will not have him and someone else will play in his place. I hope we can play at the same level"

But there are also positive points, especially the return of Ansu Fati after receiving the medical all-clear on Wednesday. Without a doubt, an important reinforcement that comes at the right time, just when the team needed him most. "Ansu has done well, we are very happy to have him because he gives us other options in attack. He is ready to play, we will see, maybe 45 minutes... I am thinking about a position, but I will not say. We will see tomorrow when he is on the pitch."

Flick also spoke about Gavi and Fermín López: "We have been going little by little with the players who are coming back from injury. We are happy to have Ansu, also Gavi, although he is not yet 100 percent. The thing with Fermín is a shame, of course... I feel a little guilty because I could have spoken to his coach... I feel sorry for him."

"Barça is a great team and has to win titles"

But without a doubt, the two headlines that came out of the press conference were Hansi Flick's confidence in his team and his optimism about winning titles this season. "I don't care about the past, it's already in the past. The team is doing very well in the league now and the important thing is that we have confidence and go into the games and the competition focused. We can be proud of what we've done so far."

""Barça is a big team and we have to win titles. The Champions League is the best competition we can play in and we have to be at our best to play against the best teams. If you don't play at 100% you have no chance of winning the Champions League," concluded the coach..