Flick ‘not happy’ despite win over Las Palmas

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick admitted on Saturday, after the 2-0 win over UD Las Palmas, that his side have a lot of things to improve on, especially after what they saw in the first half, but said they leave Gran Canaria happy with the three points that keep them at the top of the LaLiga EA Sports standings.

"We need to improve some situations in the first half, not always playing through the middle. We talked about it at half-time, how we could do it, and we were better in the second half. I'm not happy with the performance overall, but I'm happy with the three points," said the German coach at the post-match press conference.

Flick highlighted Dani Olmo's goal that opened the game in the 62nd minute - "We are very happy for him," he said - but also for Ferran's goal that sealed the victory in extra time. Both were not in the starting line-up, but he says they are doing well, "and can start in the starting eleven".

The German coach also referred to yet another game in which his team finished with a clean sheet, but underlined: "All the players have a defensive responsibility. Not only the defenders", and in that sense he highlighted the performance of two midfielders like Casado and Pedri.