In the Copa del Rey quarter-final, Barcelona just defeated Valencia 5-0. This result helped Blaugrana advance to the semi-finals, where they will have to face one of the three teams Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid and Real Sociedad.
According to Diario AS, Hansi Flick is particularly impressed with Ferran Torres, who scored a hat-trick when facing his former team. He said: “This is a very important victory for us. The number of goals showed the desire and the players always tried to score more goals. It's good to see that.
We played very well against Valencia. I am happy for Ferran, because he has scored a hat-trick. Although he had to sit out due to injury before, he returned strongly."
In addition to Torres, Pedri also performed very well. He contributed 1 assist, with a 92%accurate pass rate. The Spanish midfielder also played very well in the defensive face, with 9 disputes and 8 defensive actions.
Flick was pleased with Pedri and emphasized that his students were always versatile: "I can't say too much. You can't compare it to anyone, because he is a comprehensive player. He loves football and it's great to see, no matter where he plays, he always helps a lot. He always plays for the team. I am so happy that he has been here for a long time.”
Finally, Hansi Flick praised the goalkeeper Szczesny, who had a clean match against Valencia: "I think his mission is to protect the goal and that's good today. Clean and that is enough ”.
