Barca entered the contest in Belgium occupying a Champions League play-off spot, with two wins and one loss from their first three fixtures. ..Continue Reading
They fell behind three times during the match, as former Manchester City youth product Carlos Forbs netted twice for the home side—once before and once after the break.
Barca managed to equalize each time through Ferran Torres, Lamine Yamal, and an own goal by former Norwich player Christos Tzolis.
In added time, they nearly gave away a disastrous goal when Wojciech Szczesny mishandled the ball inside his box, but Romeo Vermant was judged to have committed a foul against the Polish keeper before scoring into an open net.
After securing the La Liga title in Flick’s debut campaign, scrutiny has intensified around the German coach—especially following last month’s 2-1 El Clasico loss to Real Madrid.
The nature of Barca’s showing in Brugge, particularly the defensive lapses, is expected to heighten the pressure on Flick.
Les Cules have failed to record a clean sheet in nine consecutive games and suffered a heavy 4-1 defeat to Sevilla in La Liga in October.
Nonetheless, Spanish reporter Alfredo Martinez claims Flick remains resolute and has no intention of stepping down from his position at Barcelona.
Questions about his tenure were reportedly raised just hours before the Brugge fixture, to which he bluntly replied: “More garbage.”
Flick assumed control at Camp Nou in the summer of 2024, succeeding club icon Xavi.
Before that, he endured a disappointing two-year spell leading the Germany national team, which ended with their unexpected group-stage elimination at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Earlier in his career, he guided Bayern Munich to the 2020 Champions League crown, having initially taken charge on a temporary basis in December following Niko Kovac’s dismissal.
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