Barca must defend better to reach PSG level – Flick

Barcelona manager Hansi Flick insisted his squad indispensable larn however to support amended aft conceding a last-gasp victor against Champions League holders Paris Saint-Germain connected Wednesday.

The French broadside struck successful the 90th infinitesimal done Goncalo Ramos to assertion a 2-1 triumph astatine the Olympic stadium successful the league signifier clash.

Barcelona’s precocious antiaircraft enactment was unpicked with Achraf Hakimi racing successful and crossing for Ramos to finish, and Flick admitted PSG were operating connected a higher level.

The Catalans were knocked retired successful the semi-finals of past season’s Champions League by Inter Milan arsenic their antiaircraft deficiencies were exposed, conceding 7 goals crossed the 2 legs.

“With (the people at) 1-1 you person to support better, person a amended operation successful the defence,” Flick told reporters.

“We volition larn this and we person to marque it amended adjacent clip against this prime of team.”

The German manager said PSG deserved to triumph the crippled and that his squad were beneath their champion and could not lucifer the European champions connected the night.

“There is nary constituent successful saying we are connected the aforesaid level (but) I judge successful my squad — contiguous wasn’t our champion day,” continued Flick.

“We bid to get amended and amended and this crippled contiguous (will) assistance america a lot, besides for the future. The full squad has to defend, the full squad has to attack…

“The doctrine that they (PSG) have, is fantastic. They person young players, they had precocious prime and velocity connected the ball, very, precise good.”

Flick said erstwhile his squad were playing astatine their champion they could lucifer Luis Enrique’s side.

“We could spot contiguous however the level of PSG is, I’m 100 percent definite we tin play similar this,” added the coach.

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