What changed in the Barcelona of Flick and Lamine to get to Semis de Champions

Carletto Ancelotti was one of the first to realize, after suffering two harsh defeats against Barça de Flick: 4-0 in LaLiga in the Bernabéu and 5-2 in the final of the Spanish Super Cup. “He has changed philosophy, he plays more direct,” said Ancelotti, who recently did not hesitate to praise the playing style of his greatest rival: “Barcelona plays very beautiful football, with intensity.”

2- A new trident who remembered the MSN

Raphinha, Lewandowski and Lamine have reminded the mythical MSN, the offensive trident of Barcelona formed by Messi, Suárez and Neymar.

Those of Flick add 84 goals and 48 assists so far in the season, in all competitions (including Spanish Super Cup), with: Lewandowski: 40 goals, 3 assists; Raphinha: 30 goals, 23 assists; and Lamine Yamal: 14 goals, 22 assists. A combined total of 84 goals and 48 assists, that is, 132 goal contributions.

The MSN, in its last season before Ney's march, ended with Messi: 54 goals and 16 assists; Suarez: 37 goals and 16 assists; and Neymar Jr.: 21 goals and 20 assists. Together, they added 112 goals and 52 assists, totaling 164 direct goal contributions.

It seems difficult that the RLL or Rly (while they decide how to define it) manage to reach such figures, but they can approach, something that seemed impossible until recently. Since, if we compare it with the last trident that Messi had before his goodbye of Barcelona, ​​the head by Lamine Yamal is much better.

Messi, accompanied by Griezmann and Dembélé, added 69 goals and 29 assists in all official competitions, numbers already exceeded by those of Flick.

3- Physical training was accentuated

Hansi arrived in Barcelona with the endorsement of the physical transformation that he achieved in his passage through Bayern Munich, a team with which he conquered the sextete. For the German, achieving its longed for high pressure requires players at its maximum physical level.

To begin the change, Julio Tous became the new Chief of Physical Preparation of the first team of Barcelona, ​​and since then, the evolution of the players has been more than visible. The muscle mass won by players such as Pedri, Gavi, Frenkie de Jong, Jules Koundé, Alejandro Balde, Ferran Torres, Ronald Araújo and Lamine Yamal is just one more proof that Flick quickly moved in Barcelona what he achieved in Munich.

The team headed by Tous has not only worked on training, but also in the prevention of injury, the Barcelona Achilles heel in previous years. “The physicist is as important as technique and tactics. I have a wonderful team that makes an incredible follow -up to that issue,” said Flick.

4- Law and order arrived

Iñaki Peña was the head goalkeeper of Barcelona until he arrived four minutes late at a training. Flick punished him with the substitution and placed Wojciech Szczęsny in the initial eleven. This measure was irreversible: Spanish lost ownership in all competitions (League, Champions and Copa del Rey).

But the message was not just for Iñaki. Jules Kundé was another player who dared to get a little late to practices. Although the Frenchman is the player who has had the most minutes in the Flick era, he received the same punishment and ended up relegated to the bench.

Flick has discipline and could take advantage of the generational change of the template to be stricter with its standards. The coach demands that his players get to the game's day with the official clothing of the club, take care of his nutrition and undergo sleep monitoring, and even breathing, during training. All this accompanied by daily weight controls and constant medical check -ups, giving priority to rest for physical recovery, especially after parties.

Although Flick makes constant rotations, he does not hesitate to leave figures like Robert Lewandowski on the bench or give Ansu Fati a few minutes, whom he even publicly accused of showing lack of commitment in training.

The “ten” of Barça, which was excluded from several calls, had to be demanded more in practices, something that Flick himself recognized. Finally, Ansu returned to ownership against Mallorca, after six months of absence. But the success of the German is not based only on discipline. “Flick is a very friendly person, with whom you can talk. He asks you how you are, he teaches you a lot. I have learned a lot with him,” said Lamine Yamal. “It's strict, but at the same time know how to understand what each player needs at every moment,” he added.

5. Flick took the best version of his led

Hansi Flick inherited a template practically identical to which Xavi handled. He only incorporated Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor – this last with little participation – and had to face the decline of İlkay Gündoğan, in addition to other outputs motivated by the salary limit.

Even so, Flick has taken Barcelona to the top with just some touch -ups regarding his predecessor. In his first year at the head of the team, the German coach has returned good football to the culé fans, with resonant goals such as 4-0 and 5-2 against Real Madrid, 7-1 against Valencia and 4-1 over Bayern Munich, to mention only a few.

Until April 2025, Barça has scored 151 goals in 51 official matches, averaging almost tintos per meeting. In the tactical, Flick redefined Pedri's role, delaying his position in the field. From there, the canary has established himself as the leader of the midfield and one of the best in the world in his position.

Players like Iñigo Martínez, Ferran Torres and Raphinha are signing the best season of their races. Jules Kundé and Frenkie de Jong also have shown greater regularity, while young people like Pau Cubarsí and Fermín López consolidate in the first team.

And of course, there is Lamine Yamal. Every time the ball touches, he lifts the public from his seats with his early talent. Recognized even for his idols, such as Lionel Messi, who said: “It is impressive what he demonstrates, what he is doing … He is only 17 years old, he is in full growth process. Today he is already one of the best in the world.”

But how much merit does Flick have in this transformation? “The truth is that, for me, practically everything changed,” Raphinha confessed recently.

“My career has practically changed. I am having my best season since I started in football, and I owe everything to him.” Now, Barcelona prepares to face Inter Milan in its first Champions Semifinal since the 2018-2019 season.

The mission: return to a European final after ten years and fight for the long -awaited sixth 'orejona'. Is this the year?