“I would quit my job if Hansi Flick asked me to.”
The Athletic subscriber Jess A’s comment neatly sums up how Barcelona fans are feeling this week and how they view their manager.
Few — if anyone — expected the club’s season to start the way it has. Flick has turned around a team that was in crisis a few months ago and now, ahead of the 12th round of fixtures of the 2024-25 La Liga campaign, Barcelona are six points clear at the top of the table.
The Catalan club have had a very good fortnight. They beat Sevilla, reintegrated Gavi — who had not played for 11 months after suffering an ACL injury — and thrashed Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Then, to top it all off, they hammered Real Madrid 4-0 at the Bernabeu.
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And if that wasn’t enough, the club’s players performed well in the 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremony on Monday, with Aitana Bonmati winning the women’s main award and Lamine Yamal taking home the Kopa Trophy (which is presented to the best player in the world younger than the age of 21). Oh, and Barcelona Femeni won the women’s team of the year award too.
To get a full understanding of how Barcelona fans are feeling about the season so far, The Athletic…
