Barcelona boss Flick admits Benfica star ‘is one of my favourite players’ | OneFootball

Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick has on Monday moved to reveal his appreciation for the talents of a member of the attacking ranks at Benfica.

This, of course, comes as Barcelona prepare to lock horns with the Portuguese heavyweights on Tuesday night.

Fresh off another disappointing domestic result against Getafe over the weekend, the Blaugrana will tomorrow turn their attentions back towards matters in the Champions League, in a trip to The Estádio da Luz.

Hosts Benfica had for their part been sweating over the status of a key member of the club’s attack in the buildup to the clash, after Ángel Di María was forced to sit out the Eagles’ victory over Famalicão at the weekend.

As confirmed by a number of sources in Spain on Monday, though, the Argentine has been declared fit to play his part.

Speaking to the media in anticipation of Tuesday’s matchup, Di María’s name was therefore put to the aforementioned Hansi Flick.

And, in his response, Barcelona’s headmaster could not help but wax lyrical about the former Real Madrid man:

“Di María is one of my favourite players. You see his career, how he has been in recent years, his technical ability… It’s great to watch him play. I’m a fan.”

Conor Laird – GSFN