Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick is furious at the the club’s packed schedule following an injury to Spanish star Dani Olmo in Thursday’s 3-0 win over Osasuna.
The fixture was postponed earlier this month few hours to kickoff, after news of the death of Barcelona’s first team doctor Carles Minarro.
Laliga rescheduled the match to take place immediately after the international break and despite complaints from both sides regarding the timing, the game went ahead at the Olympic stadium.
The league leaders made light work of their opponents, although the victory came at the expense of losing the former RB Leipzig star.
“Today we made the best of the situation we have.
It’s not the right date for playing this match. After the international break, it was not good. We have three points more, but we paid a really high price for the injury of Dani, it’s not good”, Flick lamented after the game.
“We don’t know how long he will be out. If it’s two weeks it means a lot of matches. Or three weeks more matches. It’s not a good situation. The price was very high for the three points.”
The Catalan giants were also without the in-form Raphinha for the game, while Uruguay defender Ronald Araujo was an unused substitute.
Flick, who has seen his team remain undefeated in 19 matches this year, complained about the hectic schedule which will see them play six more matches in the next 18 days.
“I think you have to listen to the players,” he added. “This is the important thing. And also to the coaches. In summer there is the World Cup for the clubs. It’s tough. The [UEFA] Nations League, international breaks…
Fans want every player to give 100%, to see a spectacle … and when it goes on this way, I think it’s not at this level. We cannot play on this level. Not only us, but also the other teams who will play the World Cup”, he continued.
Goals from Ferran Torres, Dani Olmo and substitute Robert Lewandowski, secured the important win for the Blaugrana, as they opened a three-point gap over Real Madrid at the top of Laliga.
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