Barcelona won 7 consecutive games, Flick praised the players for showing the spirit of never giving up

In the 28th round of the 2024/25 La Liga season, Barcelona lost two goals but finally reversed Atletico Madrid 4-2 with goals from Lewandowski, Ferran Torres and Yamar. Flick said that the team never gave up in the game and showed extraordinary fighting spirit.

Giuliano Simeone assisted Alvarez to score in the 45th minute, helping Atletico Madrid to open the scoring with a score of 1-0. In the 70th minute of the second half, Gallagher passed the ball and Thurlott pushed the ball into the goal, helping Atletico Madrid to continue to lead Barcelona 2-0.

In the 72nd minute, Iñigo Martinez seized the ball and made a cross, Lewandowski immediately responded and shot into the goal, helping Barcelona to tie the score 1-2. In the 78th minute, Rafinha made a lob pass to the front of the goal, Ferran Torres seized the opportunity and headed in, helping Barcelona to tie the score 2-2.

In the second half stoppage time, Pedri made a cross pass, Yamar broke through the defense and shot from a distance, helping Barcelona to overtake 3 to 2. Five minutes later, Rafinha assisted Ferran Torres to score from a distance.

In the end, Barcelona defeated Atletico Madrid 4-2 away from home. After winning seven games in a row, Barcelona currently ranks first in the standings with 60 points, the same as Real Madrid, which ranks second.

Barcelona coach Flick said, "This is incredible. When we were 0-2 behind, we showed extraordinary fighting spirit and we never gave up. I am happy for the team and they deserved the victory. We performed really well, I am very happy, and the team's response was also very good."

"Ferran Torres is doing great, he's training hard, he's in great shape and he always gives 100 per cent. The players coming off the bench are also training very hard, we have a stable starting XI but the substitutes are also at a very high level, so it's a good competitive atmosphere."

In addition, Atletico Madrid lost to Real Madrid in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 on penalties and failed to advance to the quarterfinals.

Barcelona goalkeeper Szczesny said, "Of course we are happy because it is a big win, but we also have to have empathy for our opponents. As long as they have the energy, I think they will perform better than us because they seized the opportunity."

"We showed our lethality and when we had more space we created chances and we are happy about that. The difference was in energy and they lacked the extra sprint and tackle late in the game. It was natural after a week of intense competition and we took advantage of our chances."