Barcelona trainer Hansi Flick stated he loves his crew’s thirst for targets once they scored 4 extra towards Girona on Sunday to revive their 3 level lead on the best of LaLiga.
Two targets from Robert Lewandowski, a Ferran Torres strike and a Ladislav Krejčí personal objective earned Barça a 4-1 win on the Olympic Stadium as they scored 4 or extra targets for the twentieth time in 45 fixtures this season.
Flick’s facet have now netted 139 targets in overall this season — a median of over 3 in keeping with recreation — and are unbeaten in 20 fits throughout all competitions for the reason that get started of 2025.
“It is our concept, we all the time wish to play in offence, assault, create possibilities,” Flick stated within the post-game information convention. “If there’s a chance to check out and ranking a objective, all the time attempt to ranking. That is what I actually love about my crew. They all the time wish to ranking targets.
“While you noticed the counter-attacks we had, I noticed now not handiest the strikers however the attacking midfielders, additionally Frenkie de Jong, who was once sprinting just about 90 metres or one thing like that, that is the mentality, the perspective of the crew and it is excellent.
“I feel everybody loves it, to peer extra targets than commonplace and naturally the lovers do. Everybody is worked up this present day.”
Lewandowski’s brace towards Girona took his tally for the season to 38 in all competitions, greater than the 33 and 26 he controlled throughout his first two campaigns with the Catalan membership respectively.
It additionally took him to twenty-five league targets for the yr, edging him 3 transparent of Actual Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé within the race to win the Pichichi — the award given to LaLiga’s best scorer.
Barcelona scored 4 targets for the twentieth time this season in a win over Girona on Sunday. Getty Photographs
“That is excellent and for this reason we’d like him,” Flick added of the Poland striker’s contribution. “I do know he needs to win the Pichichi and I am more than happy that he scored two targets as of late. However like I have all the time stated, the vital factor is the crew.
“Once we win and after we ranking targets, perhaps the probabilities that he wins the Pichichi is a lot more. It is very important focal point at the crew, to lend a hand the crew.”
Lewandowski’s shape has countered any grievance about his talent to nonetheless compete on the best stage forward of his thirty seventh birthday later this yr.
“I do know a large number of individuals are speaking abut my age, however I am running since 21, 22 years previous till now and I wish to play extra years on the best stage,” Lewandowski advised newshounds. “I think excellent bodily. I feel taking a look on the stats there is not any distinction now to a couple of years in the past.
“I’m running as arduous as ever and wish to play on the best stage for a couple of extra years but.”
Barça beat Girona with out Raphinha, who was once unused replace after coming back from world accountability with Brazil.
Flick published the Brazilian didn’t characteristic as a result of he was once now not absolutely are compatible, however expressed self assurance he may just go back for Wednesday’s Copa del Rey semifinal 2d leg towards Atlético Madrid, with the tie stage at 4-4 after the primary leg in Barcelona.
“I feel extra discomfort,” the Barça trainer stated when requested if Raphinha was once injured. “I spoke with him within the halftime and I checked once more if he is in a position to play and he was once fair and stated ‘Trainer, I do not really feel so excellent.’
“Now we now have the following day to recuperate after which we educate and confidently he’s going to really feel higher, so perhaps he is able for the fit on Wednesday.”
