🚨🎙️| Hansi Flick’s press-conference ahead of tomorrow’s match against Newcastle United: “It’s always important to start well, but we know it won’t be easy. We have to play at our best level. We want to work very hard, play at our best level.” 🎙️| Hansi Flick: “Newcastle probably have the best atmosphere in the Premier League. I expect a strong team with a lot of intensity. They’ve been building this team for years, and their staff has done a fantastic job.” 🎙️| Hansi Flick: “We are a young team, but that doesn’t mean we lack the experience to face these kinds of matches. We showed that last season.” 🎙️| Hansi Flick on Lamine Yamal’s absence: “We have Rashford, and that’s why he’s here — in case any of our attackers can’t play. He showed on Sunday how good he is, and I hope he SHOWS it again in England.” 🎙️| Hansi Flick: “Lineup for tomorrow? We’ll see tomorrow. I need today’s training session and 8 hours of sleep before deciding who plays.” 🎙️| Hansi Flick: “Roony Bardghji? I didn’t know him very well. I watched a few games and was surprised by his progress. I’m happy with him and we’ll see how he develops. He has great potential and I’m very pleased with him.” 🎙️| Hansi Flick: “Using Araujo to tackle the physicality of Newcastle’s forwards? We have a great team. Eric and Cubarsí have done well too. It could happen, but we’ll see tomorrow.”

On the eve of Barcelona’s showdown with Newcastle United, Hansi Flick struck a note of respect and caution in his pre-match press conference, highlighting both the difficulty of the challenge and his belief in his young squad.

“It’s always important to start well, but we know it won’t be easy,” the Barça coach said. “We have to play at our best level. We want to work very hard, play at our best level.”

Flick singled out the Magpies’ St. James’ Park as a special venue. “Newcastle probably have the best atmosphere in the Premier League. I expect a strong team with a lot of intensity. They’ve been building this team for years, and their staff has done a fantastic job.”

Despite Barcelona’s relative youth, the German insisted experience is not lacking. “We are a young team, but that doesn’t mean we lack the experience to face these kinds of matches. We showed that last season.”

The absence of teenage star Lamine Yamal has forced Flick to look at alternatives, and he pointed to Marcus Rashford as the answer. “That’s why he’s here — in case any of our attackers can’t play. He showed on Sunday how good he is, and I hope he shows it again in England.”

On potential lineup decisions, Flick kept his cards close to his chest. “We’ll see tomorrow. I need today’s training session and eight hours of sleep before deciding who plays.”

He also praised 18-year-old winger Roony Bardghji. “I didn’t know him very well. I watched a few games and was surprised by his progress. I’m happy with him and we’ll see how he develops. He has great potential and I’m very pleased with him.”

Asked whether Ronald Araújo could be deployed to combat Newcastle’s physical frontline, Flick said the option was open but emphasized collective strength. “We have a great team. Eric \[García] and Cubarsí have done well too. It could happen, but we’ll see tomorrow.”

As kickoff looms, Flick’s words reflected both admiration for the challenge Newcastle presents and a quiet confidence that his Barcelona side, young as it may be, has the tools to rise to the occasion.