Barcelona won a 3-2 crucial victory outside against Levante, thanks to a rise in the second period in Valencia.
The Blaugrana were led 2-0 at the start of the match, thanks to the opening of the score of Ivan Romero and the controversial penalty of José Luis Morales. A dazzling reaction was essential after the recovery.
Pedri and Ferran Torres opened the scoring after the recovery thanks to a quick double, while Barcelona accentuated the pressure at the end of the match.
While Levante struggled to hold out at the end of the match, the Catalans finally fell in love with additional time, and the goal against his unai Elgezabal camp offered the three points to Barcelona.
Flick preferred not to dwell on the controversial decision of the Var to give a penalty for one hand to Alejandro Balde, saying that he had no choice but to respect the decisions of the referees.
Hansi Flick is expressed in front of the media
The former Bayern Munich coach preferred to focus on some of his selection choices, including the first tenure of Marcus Rashford in Liga.
Marc Casado replaced Frenkie de Jong in the midfield and Rashford replaced Fermin Lopez.
The arrival of Rashford from the start resulted in a tactical reshuffle: Ferran Torres remained at the heart of the attack, Raphinha took the post of number 10 and Rashford evolved on the left side.
Barcelona being led 2-0 at the break, Flick replaced Rashford by Dani Olmo and moved Raphinha to the side.
The Barcelona coach declared himself satisfied with Rashford during the first 45 minutes and decided to try to regain control of the match.
Rashford satisfied flick
“Marcus created some opportunities in the first period and has shown that he could help us. In the second half, we had to make changes and we placed Raphinha on the wing, ”according to Marca.
“I think it was the right changes. The first goal after the break changed the situation. »»
The next FC Barcelona match, before the International Truce of September, is a trip to Rayo Vallecano on August 31.
