Hansi Flick was full of pride for Barcelona's display in their Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid, as he turned his focus to winning LaLiga.
Barca were beaten 3-2 on aggregate by Atletico, despite winning Tuesday's second leg 2-1.
Diego Simeone's side can now look forward to taking on either Sporting CP or Arsenal in the semi-finals.
Barca, meanwhile, now have the target of winning one piece of major silverware this season. They are nine points clear of Real Madrid at the summit of LaLiga.
A title win could come against Los Blancos in El Clasico next month, but Flick is only concerned with getting the job done.
As reported by BBC Sport, Flick said: "We played a fantastic first half. We had to score more goals. It was really possible.
"At the end we conceded the goal. In the end, it’s football. But the attitude, I am really proud of that.
"The next step is to win La Liga. We have to show the attitude, the mentality. We are all disappointed. For everyone, it's a big dream to win the Champions League.
"Of course, we have to learn but we also have a young team. We have to improve and we will improve next season.
"Today, it's also good to speak about how the players are doing. Every day we have to learn more, we have to be better and this is what we want to do.
"I know it's very disappointing for everyone but it’s football, it’s life and we have to come back.
"I don't care about when we win La Liga. I want to win La Liga. It doesn’t matter what day we win La Liga. Now we can focus on La Liga. It's tough because everyone believed that we could make it happen but we have to accept it and we will come back."
Flick named a starting XI with an average age of 24 years and 347 days, which is the youngest team fielded by Barca in a Champions League knockout game.
They made a flying start, as Lamine Yamal scored the Blaugrana's quickest goal in a Champions League knockout game since 2018.
Yamal's goal made him the youngest player in Champions League history to reach 20 goal involvements in the competition.
Ferran Torres then dragged Barca level in the tie, but Ademola Lookman's strike restored Atletico's aggregate lead.
Barca saw a goal disallowed early in the second half, before Eric Garcia's red card late on stemmed the Blaugrana's comeback hopes.
Flick's side are the first Spanish team to go 15 Champions League games in a row without keeping a clean sheet, but Frenkie de Jong bemoaned bad luck.
"We played a very good match," De Jong told UEFA.
"We gave it our all. I have the feeling that luck wasn't on our side. I think we're growing and that we have a young, talented team that can compete for everything. We're going to keep going like this."
Topbdkoruz
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sadwstui me know what time you go back to me and my aunty I will get it guys What ❤️❤️🥰
Yatabkmnt
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we move on guys
rizacort
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please give Roony a chance to rest Yamal
Kecbklpryz
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It’s better to lose to Atletico Madrid than PSG OR BAYERN. This Barca squad isn’t ready to compete. They lack physical strength and experience at the center backs. Having young players doesn’t always help. It’s not Talented kids game! You must do better in physical aspects! Add some strong players to the team!!
also the midfielders
kandmopty
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I lovcenter back in all my defense when I chose four defense for Barcelona I will make this lineup no need for striker. center back don’t let’s top striker have goals it means we close all ways two winger midfielder and striker mast have goals
goibil
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Fuck Hansi Flick, he’s giving fans heartbreak due to his stupid ideology, how can you leave De jong, Lewandoski outside at knock out stage using Gavi and Garcia
Good analysis and good enough we got the results already
Dukbceipry
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I really admire your comment, the facts is, Coach is poor in management, how come he normally play Raphinha though he just comes from injury, imagine look at how he made Araujo flops, how can you use Eric Garcia over Casado, what Casado made last season might make him to be trusted when De jong was injured, Garcia doesn’t even made it to the national team squad yet, you can’t start Olmo and Lopez at the same time while you need comeback of 2 nil down while there’s Rasford outside. I don’t like his mentality, how can Barca managed to quarter finals if there’s no good players. I didn’t watched the game cuz I knew how the results would be
Good that you cleared the air that you didn’t watch the match. What do you mean by hansi is poor in management?. You are crying we should use Casado instead of Garcia meanwhile the day ATM scored us 4:0 guess who was playing as our number 6. Casado is not strong to battle with Koke and all those strong giants ATM has. So he needs someone with some physicality. And I still don’t know why you will play Casado ahead of Garcia. Have you watch them both played? Garcia is a wonderful player with some good football sense. Yes you will talk about what he did yesterday but you should also see the situation he was in. And you go on again and say olmo and Lopez shouldn’t have played together whilst we have rashford, really? Are you sure you are a Barca fan. Rashford that slacks on 1v1? Rashford that slows game down? Rashford that when he is running with the ball he doesn’t know which direction to go but rather he will allow defenders to take the ball from him so easy? Is that the person who will bring you out of 2:0? You must be joking. We needed to press ATM so hard that we will get chance to score them in case you don’t know. When he came on did you see his performance? DONT be deceived by rashford numbers just like Barca is always deceived by that so called striker ferran Torres. Play get use to watching Barca matches you will get to know what and how we want to play. The coach is really a good coach. He has given his all but you can’t win champions league with this defense. We need bastoni, Virgil or Abde and a good striker and then we can start to think of champions league glory. That is the honest truth
woodeinsz
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He should continue to RECIEVE trophy gifts from Spanish football federation and their referees and forget about those gifts in UCL
luncdeimop
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can't keep clean sheet and expect ton win Champions League? what a joke 😂😂😂
qr_45
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If he doesn't perform well in the champions league next year, then Barcelona should think about having another coach because it means that his high line is not working. And another thing, Barcelona has been winning La Liga. That has never been out problem. If he can't perform well in champions league, then I can't take him to be special.
Just listen to own self, which players has Barcelona bought for Hansi Flick, Where was the Barcelona team before he arrived. please learn to be grateful to Hansi because he has done more than enough. If you have anyone to blame. it should the president and that Deco.
Gabby2s
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yap,yap,rap rap ...I knew this would happen... and Toni Kroos was right after all...Barca are only able to win la liga as their strength is quite short of the bigger stages challenge!!! They are quite predictable and that's including the present coach...who will not shift from his belief even when the team is clearly struggling and sinking... quite sad...'we played a fantastic first half...' a very stupid statement that keeps coming from the coach....well bro,the race is not for beginners but those who endure till the end ...so your opponents keep playing a bad first half while their tacticians study you and improve in their second half display while you stick to your guns...aaah!!!? Then you know you really don't have va bench but will release your injury prone assets to friendlies and other matches they could otherwise stay away from to rest... 'We will come back next season...' same old nursery rhyme... quite humiliating...that the same team from your league kicks you out of two championships...oh please...
M_cAveli
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It’s better to lose to Atletico Madrid than PSG OR BAYERN. This Barca squad isn’t ready to compete. They lack physical strength and experience at the center backs. Having young players doesn’t always help. It’s not Talented kids game! You must do better in physical aspects! Add some strong players to the team!!
Zezesol400
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everything is about mi money...Barca don't pay him enough to win UCL....so the focus is laliga which is easy and doable. barca financial crisis is a real issue....pay for what you want
Nothg is easy sir jhus ask madrid that spends big chucks of money if la liga is easy
M_cAveli
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These excuses are not valid for the team ,your high line tactics are not working for Barca
F^*k U! He’s doing well with a bad team and bad defense the only available options given to him by the team.
HuNcHotallguy123
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That's your opinion. league title is a product of work week in week out. you can't say is not valuable. it is and Madrid will cry as we lift our title
Don’t mind him some people just come on here talk anyhow they want
HuNcHotallguy123
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what about back to back league win, is that also a step backwards???
Leave all those delusional fans alone someone is winning trophies with all this young players he’s trying to win ucl as well a so called team xavi said they can’t compete some people are just senseless I know one day hansi flick is going to win this ucl for us our board needs to sign some reinforcement good defenders for him and see how well it will work out
Kosbdmprtz
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These excuses are not valid for the team ,your high line tactics are not working for Barca
zepkmnopsz
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well done boss you tried and you won but barca didn't just played with Atletico they played with UEFA** if possible leave their UEFA and concentrate on La Liga and other trophy🏆 it really show they don't want Barcelona to progress this has been happening years back....
😂😂 Accept defeat bro red card back to back coz of your high line style of play
Zegge007
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I was even referring to that Barca fan being that for the past 11 years no ucl
Sorry wasn’t referring to you, was referring to the Barca fan.
1man1000
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I didn’t ask your club to sign players and they didn’t perform, stop acting like you didn’t put yourself in that situation, no asked you to be dishing out huge contracts like Santa clause. Stop acting meek now when you are actually the architect of your problem and don’t forget when Manchester United had the airplane crash, we had to build from the scratch. So get your facts right before you argue with me.
I was even referring to that Barca fan being that for the past 11 years no ucl
Zegge007
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Not ones but 11 good years
I didn’t ask your club to sign players and they didn’t perform, stop acting like you didn’t put yourself in that situation, no asked you to be dishing out huge contracts like Santa clause. Stop acting meek now when you are actually the architect of your problem and don’t forget when Manchester United had the airplane crash, we had to build from the scratch. So get your facts right before you argue with me.
Richard0010
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If you are doing well, why are you moaning over here? We both know how bad you want the champions league. I think you might never live to see that happen. Done arguing with you.
Okay
goibil
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Fuck Hansi Flick, he’s giving fans heartbreak due to his stupid ideology, how can you leave De jong, Lewandoski outside at knock out stage using Gavi and Garcia
How can you let ATM to eliminate you twice a year, does ATM have better players than Barca ? No
goibil
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Fuck Hansi Flick, he’s giving fans heartbreak due to his stupid ideology, how can you leave De jong, Lewandoski outside at knock out stage using Gavi and Garcia
I really admire your comment, the facts is, Coach is poor in management, how come he normally play Raphinha though he just comes from injury, imagine look at how he made Araujo flops, how can you use Eric Garcia over Casado, what Casado made last season might make him to be trusted when De jong was injured, Garcia doesn’t even made it to the national team squad yet, you can’t start Olmo and Lopez at the same time while you need comeback of 2 nil down while there’s Rasford outside. I don’t like his mentality, how can Barca managed to quarter finals if there’s no good players. I didn’t watched the game cuz I knew how the results would be
lbt
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Take LaLiga! This is yours
1man1000
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I’m just letting you remember that you can’t talk to me anyhow. I’m doing pretty well in my league so because I was out from champions league doesn’t mean anything. With the set back we have and bankruptcy, who expect things will change so fast for us like this. If it’s your club you will be at the relegation by now because you don’t have academy players like Barca that can help you out from it
Not ones but 11 good years
yiccenprt
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flick is barca problem high line can never win you champions League either you change your style of playing or you leave
Kawacdiy
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well done boss you tried and you won but barca didn't just played with Atletico they played with UEFA** if possible leave their UEFA and concentrate on La Liga and other trophy🏆 it really show they don't want Barcelona to progress this has been happening years back....
Zegge007
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Raphinha make us lost this game, we will come stronger next season, Visca Barca ❤️
If you are doing well, why are you moaning over here? We both know how bad you want the champions league. I think you might never live to see that happen. Done arguing with you.
Richard0010
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Are we talking about league or champions league?
I’m just letting you remember that you can’t talk to me anyhow. I’m doing pretty well in my league so because I was out from champions league doesn’t mean anything. With the set back we have and bankruptcy, who expect things will change so fast for us like this. If it’s your club you will be at the relegation by now because you don’t have academy players like Barca that can help you out from it
Zegge007
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I’m doing well in my league too bro, we’re not mate jare. Be winning your league back and coming to champions league every season then you can talk to me here. Every season you can only dream of champions league spot, you can’t dream of winning league ever since Ferguson left.
Are we talking about league or champions league?
Richard0010
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You that have been participating, what have you done with the participation? You haven’t gotten to any European final in years and you here talking.
I’m doing well in my league too bro, we’re not mate jare. Be winning your league back and coming to champions league every season then you can talk to me here. Every season you can only dream of champions league spot, you can’t dream of winning league ever since Ferguson left.
GaddafiJamal
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I agreed with u ,high line is killing us in ucl
I’m Even Tired 🥱🤦♂️
teaabclopt
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Last year he got to Semis...This year quarters. So next year is already showing round of 16 exit. So you guys beware. Always a step backward.
what about back to back league win, is that also a step backwards???
teaabclopt
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Fuck Hansi Flick, he’s giving fans heartbreak due to his stupid ideology, how can you leave De jong, Lewandoski outside at knock out stage using Gavi and Garcia
De jong is just coming back from injury. the team selection is correct. football just happened.. if we will tell ourselves the truth, our squad is not at the level of ucl yet.
Zegge007
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You talk sense bro stop arguing with a club that has been long he participated last in champions league and still fighting for champions league till today. At least we’ve won 1 trophy this season already and la liga certain too. So our season is not bad to me. We will adjust and come back stronger next season. We need 1 or 2 experience defender, I pray bastoni should come over, he will help us next season with Cubarsi and Garcia. We need experience striker too replace Lewandowski… our midfield is pure okay
You that have been participating, what have you done with the participation? You haven’t gotten to any European final in years and you here talking.
teaabclopt
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Ha3 so funny ,,,,no need to focus on league it's already done to win,,,he need to focus on the champions league it's more valuable and meaningful than the league title,,,,if you don't won the champions league how good your club but not much known to your club
That's your opinion. league title is a product of work week in week out. you can't say is not valuable. it is and Madrid will cry as we lift our title
Richard0010
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should I blame Yamal for cooking Atletico, or maybe Fermin for playing with blood, or Ferran for scoring the 3rd goal, which gets cancelled unfairly every decision went in the favour of Atletico, every single one, who else should I blame, go watch peak haramball in the semifinal, or better go qualify and not lose to Leeds again
You talk sense bro stop arguing with a club that has been long he participated last in champions league and still fighting for champions league till today. At least we’ve won 1 trophy this season already and la liga certain too. So our season is not bad to me. We will adjust and come back stronger next season. We need 1 or 2 experience defender, I pray bastoni should come over, he will help us next season with Cubarsi and Garcia. We need experience striker too replace Lewandowski… our midfield is pure okay
Richard0010
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How was that goal cancelled unfairly? You lost and rather than blaming your players you are here spitting gibberish. Never argue a Barca fan cause they sound so dull all the time.
You’re stupid for saying that last statement. If you’re here to split shit for mouth 👄. Stay away from my post pls. No need of insult here. Express your own opinion too, simple
Zegge007
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Raphinha make us lost this game, we will come stronger next season, Visca Barca ❤️
How was that goal cancelled unfairly? You lost and rather than blaming your players you are here spitting gibberish. Never argue a Barca fan cause they sound so dull all the time.
RonaldDinho_10
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Stop blaming the referee. Why are Barca fans always looking for who to blame always?
should I blame Yamal for cooking Atletico, or maybe Fermin for playing with blood, or Ferran for scoring the 3rd goal, which gets cancelled unfairly every decision went in the favour of Atletico, every single one, who else should I blame, go watch peak haramball in the semifinal, or better go qualify and not lose to Leeds again
Zegge007
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only refs are responsible for our loss
Stop blaming the referee. Why are Barca fans always looking for who to blame always?
RonaldDinho_10
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Raphinha make us lost this game, we will come stronger next season, Visca Barca ❤️
only refs are responsible for our loss
wecclprst
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Laliga is not UCL and UCL is not laliga you need to know you can't do whatever with the ref in UCL ,,,,you reap what you saw,,,,
wecclprst
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off cause la Liga is the biggest trophy Barca is affording off late, but it's overdue , it's been long since they won the ucl. just imagine Madrid has won 5 times after Barca won the last ucl winning la Liga it's now making them local champions
wecclprst
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Raphinha make us lost this game, we will come stronger next season, Visca Barca ❤️
Round of 16,,,
vesbckryz
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Raphinha make us lost this game, we will come stronger next season, Visca Barca ❤️
I thought Yamal played the match
vesbckryz
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good work from raphina...next time he should even break his legs when playing non important matches
I thought Yamal was in the match
wecclprst
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Ha3 so funny ,,,,no need to focus on league it's already done to win,,,he need to focus on the champions league it's more valuable and meaningful than the league title,,,,if you don't won the champions league how good your club but not much known to your club
Rutacdimz
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Last year he got to Semis...This year quarters. So next year is already showing round of 16 exit. So you guys beware. Always a step backward.