“I learnt in a hard way from him” “He makes me suffer a lot in this game” – Hansi Flick can’t believe what Chelsea man did in 3-0 Barcelona defeat to Chelsea
Enzo Maresca certainly won the battle of the two managers when Chelsea beat Barcelona at Stamford Bridge in the Champions League.
The Blues exposed Barcelona’s high line on multiple occasions, winning 3-0 and also seeing three goals disallowed for offside and handball.
Maresca decided to play Pedro Neto up front to create the most opportunities, but would have been overjoyed to see Liam Delap score his first Champions League goal off the bench.
It was a frustrating evening for Hansi Flick, whose side were already struggling before Ronald Araujo’s red card added to their woes late in the first half.
Hansi Flick wants his Barcelona players to be more like Chelsea stars
The German admitted that Chelsea fully deserved their victory, and asked for his players to replicate how the Blues dealt with 1v1 situations all over the pitch.
Hansi Flick said after the match:
“He made me suffer a lot with his tactical formation I was expecting a striker to start so we can mark him down but Enzo Maresca showed me why he will be one of the best manager In the world if he continues with his unexpected tactics”
“When you see this Chelsea side, they play more dynamic in the one-v-one situations. This is what I want from my team.
“Sometimes we try to control the game, but here against a club playing in the Premier League, second in the table, it’s not like that. We have to fight a little bit more and play more aggressively.”
Chelsea’s attackers had their way with their opponents at Stamford Bridge, with Estevao Willian’s incredible goal the highlight of a fantastic team performance.