Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick was fuming with the schedule after Dani Olmo was injured throughout their 3-0 victory over Osasuna on Thursday.
The match had been rearranged after it was postponed earlier in March following the dying of Barcelona first-team physician Carles Minarro, although each groups are slated to play once more on Sunday.
Flick’s facet cruised to a few factors to go three factors clear on the high of the desk, with Olmo among the many scorers earlier than he suffered an harm.
LaLiga’s resolution to schedule the sport on Thursday was appealed by each groups, however that enchantment was dismissed.
“At the moment we made the most effective of the state of affairs we’ve,” Flick stated within the post-game information convention.
“It’s not the appropriate date for enjoying this match. After the worldwide break, it was not good. Now we have three factors extra, however we paid a extremely excessive value for the harm of Dani, it’s not good.
“We don’t understand how lengthy he will likely be out. If it’s two weeks it means lots of matches. Or three weeks extra matches. It’s not an excellent state of affairs. The value was very excessive for the three factors.”
Barcelona needed to play the match with out Raphinha, who performed for Brazil in opposition to Argentina on Tuesday, whereas Ronald Araujo made the bench after getting back from Uruguay responsibility late on Wednesday.
The match itself, in the meantime, was the primary of seven that the league leaders will play within the house of 20 days and Flick thinks that the bloated calendar is ruining the spectacle of the game.
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“I feel you need to take heed to the gamers. That is the vital factor. And likewise to the coaches. In summer season there’s the Membership World Cup. It’s powerful. The Nations League, worldwide breaks,” he stated.
“I don’t suppose it’s an excellent factor this World Cup, for my part. OK, you’ll be able to earn some huge cash, however for the gamers it’s not good. Now we have to cease and take into consideration the gamers.
“Followers need each participant to present 100%, to see a spectacle… and when it goes on this fashion, I feel it’s not at this stage. We can’t play on this stage. Not solely us, but additionally the opposite groups who will play the World Cup.”
However when requested in regards to the efficiency itself, Flick did acknowledge that he was happy together with his gamers and that the crew have been in an important place for the problem forward.
“We’re going by means of an important second and I pleased with the crew, the best way they’re going through each recreation with the identical dedication,” he advised reporters.
“There are 10 video games to go and we’re three factors clear on high in order that’s good and we’ve to maintain going with the identical angle.
“The state of affairs was not simple, having to play right this moment was not ideally suited and it value us as Olmo bought injured. It made the win have a bitter style.”
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