{"id":523430,"date":"2026-03-14T16:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T16:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/523430\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T16:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T16:14:08","slug":"flick-talks-gavi-bardghji-espart-de-jong-cubarsi-martin-ahead-of-barcelona-vs-sevilla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/523430\/","title":{"rendered":"Flick talks Gavi, Bardghji, Espart, De Jong, Cubarsi, Martin ahead of Barcelona vs Sevilla"},"content":{"rendered":"

FC Barcelona will be aiming to get back to winning ways when they lock horns with Sevilla tomorrow at the Spotify Camp Nou in La Liga.<\/p>\n

Having failed to defeat Newcastle United (1-1) in the UEFA Champions League Round-of-16 first leg, Hansi Flick & co. will be intent on correcting course and building momentum before the second leg against the Magpies next week.<\/p>\n

The match will also coincide with the Barcelona presidential elections, with the voting set to take place tomorrow.<\/p>\n

On the eve of the game, Flick appeared in front of the media for his pre-match press conference, during which he discussed the elections as well as the return of fan-favourite midfielder Gavi after six months out<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kicking things off, the German tactician insisted that the team\u2019s focus is fully on the match tomorrow despite all the noise surrounding the elections.<\/p>\n

\u201c100% focused on the match. Then this week we have three more matches. Our goal is to play these three matches at home and win each one. Sevilla has strengths; they beat us, they press high\u2026 we want to win.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the return of Gavi, he mentioned: \u201cI\u2019m happy he\u2019s back. We have to take it step by step with him.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve seen him in training, and I like what I\u2019ve seen, but we have to manage him\u2026 He has the right attitude, he trusts his body, how he can play\u2026 We all know Gavi, I love his intensity, everything he gives us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Discussing the goal drought that Barcelona\u2019s two strikers, Ferran Torres and Robert Lewandowski, Flick remarked: \u201cIt\u2019s a good time for them to be back; we\u2019re on the right track.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the matter of Roony Bardghji and the lack of minutes for the young winger, Flick elaborated: <\/p>\n

\u201cA few minutes?\u00a0It\u2019s no problem, he\u2019s very professional and has an excellent attitude\u2026 It\u2019s not easy for him to play on this team, especially with the quality we have, but he does a great job in training.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"HansiFull focus on Sevilla. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Xavi Espart became the latest La Masia prodigy to make his first-team debut for Barcelona, coming on as a substitute against Newcastle. Amid rumours that he could start tomorrow against Sevilla<\/a>, Flick said:<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery\u00a0player on the team could be in the starting eleven. Xavi, who was training with us, got injured, and now in these training sessions, he\u2019s another option; neither Balde nor Kounde can play.\u201d<\/p>\n

Talking about the 1-1 draw against Newcastle and the physical toll that the recent run of games has taken on the team, he explained:<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes, like when we lost to Atletico, we learned a lesson. But we played up to four games in eleven days, and you have to remember that some players are returning from injury, and everything takes time. <\/p>\n

\u201cPedri, Raphinha, and Marcus Rashford are doing well. And none of these games have been easy. So I think we\u2019ve done things right.\u201d<\/p>\n

Providing an update on the injured midfielder Frenkie de Jong, he added: \u201cWe are confident he will return after\u00a0the international break, but everything is going well.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Barcelona manager also praised the defensive axis of Pau Cubarsi and Gerard Martin, while also highlighting Eric Garcia as a key option.<\/p>\n

\u201cEric was suspended for the Atletico game and couldn\u2019t play against Newcastle either. <\/p>\n

\u201cAs for Gerard, I can say he\u2019s improved tremendously in attitude and mentality; he\u2019s always focused in every match. I\u2019ve even liked what I\u2019ve seen from him in training. And the same goes for Cubarsi: I\u2019m very happy with both of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Source: Mundo Deportivo<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FC Barcelona will be aiming to get back to winning ways when they lock horns with Sevilla tomorrow…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":523431,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[418,49042,4893,106171,39421,403,99],"class_list":["post-523430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-barcelona","tag-barcelona-news","tag-fc-barcelona","tag-hansi-flick","tag-sevilla","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=523430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523430\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/523431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=523430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=523430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=523430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}