Barcelona advances to the quarterfinals of the Spanish King's Cup Flick encourages the team to continue to believe in themselves

After Gavi, Kounde, Rafinha, Ferran Torres and Yamar scored against the opponent, Barcelona defeated Real Betis 5-1 in the focus match of the 2024/25 Spanish King's Cup round of 16. When Flick was interviewed, he did not forget to praise the players' outstanding performance and encouraged the team to continue to believe in their abilities.

Olmo assisted Gavi to score just 3 minutes into the match, giving Barcelona a dream start. In the 27th minute, Yamar received Pedri's diagonal pass and then passed it to the penalty area, where Kounde volleyed and scored, helping Barcelona continue to lead Real Betis 2-0.

In the 58th minute of the second half, Yamal's pass was touched by the opponent's player, and Rafinha volleyed the ball directly into the goal, and the score became 3-0. In the 67th minute, Olmo assisted Ferran Torres to score a fierce shot, helping Barcelona to expand its lead to 4-0.

In the 75th minute, Yamar received Fermin's diagonal pass and pushed the ball into the goal, helping Barcelona to lead Real Betis 5 to 0. In the 84th minute, Real Betis got a penalty kick, and Vitor Roque took the penalty kick and scored, helping Real Betis to pull back 1 to 5.

In the end, Barcelona defeated Real Betis 5-1 at home and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of the Spanish King's Cup.

Barcelona coach Flick said, "After the big win over Real Madrid, it was very important to observe the team's reaction, and I was very happy to see that the team performed so well from the beginning of the game. I am very satisfied with the team's performance throughout the game, and we also knew that after the previous victory, this game might be difficult because we might completely lose the rhythm."

Barcelona will face Getafe in the next La Liga match

"But we saw the fighting spirit of the team and the players were very professional and knew what to do at each moment. Olmo knows how to play as a centre-forward, he has done so for the Spanish national team. Lewandowski was given a rest but the plan was well executed."

Talking about the players' performance, Flick said, "Pedri always appears in different positions and his understanding of football is incredible. When you look at the data, you will find that he runs a lot and can also complete some extraordinary ball control actions."

"Gavi is very emotional and I agree. He has a huge talent and has proven it many times in big games. He is doing very well. But we have to take care of him because he is still young."

On the other hand, Barcelona will travel to Getafe in the next round of La Liga. Currently, Barcelona ranks third in the La Liga standings with 38 points, 6 points behind the leader Atletico Madrid.

Flick continued, "As I always say, we are a young team and we learn in every game. It was the same in this game. I think the opponent kept trying to suppress us, and we dealt with them well. We played the ball confidently from the back and organized the attack well, which was very pleasing."

“This team is young and losses like the one at the end of last year can happen and we have to think about the next game and believe in our abilities.”