BARCA CAN COMPETE WITH PREMIER LEAGUE SIDES – Hansi Flick said he is confident in it despite the vast riches spent by English teams
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick is confident his side can compete with Premier League sides in Europe, despite the vast riches spent by English teams in the transfer market. Barcelona travel to Newcastle United for the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie aiming to take a positive result back to Camp Nou.
Barcelona are top of La Liga but were knocked out of the Copa del Rey semi-finals by Atletico Madrid having lost the first leg of that encounter 4-0. Flick’s side beat Newcastle 2-1 at St James Park in matchday 1 of this year’s Champions League but Flick called on his side to be resolute in defence against the pace of Newcastle’s attacking threat.
