Barcelona head coach Hans-Dieter Flick commented on the draw with Newcastle United (1:1) in the first match of the 1/8 finals of the UEFA Champions League.

The Catalans lost only in the injury time - the penalty was realized by the team's winger Lamin Yamal. The German mentor said that he was most pleased with the result of the match itself.

According to Flick, his team did not act very clearly with the ball, but they worked well without anyone and defended reliably:.

" We danced with the ball in the most beautiful manner. Without anyone we acted kindly, we took pride as a team. This made me happy. It's not easy to play in this stadium, the pressure and the atmosphere.

Under pressure, we allowed a lot of pardons, we need more"

The coach also guessed that the team had played a lot of matches in the remaining hours and had to polish up its game:.

" We need to pay better. A positive moment is the result. Virtue this nothing, play in one ball, this is fantastic"

Flick of the exercises that the match-type of your teammate will perform stronger:.

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The match between Barcelona and Newcastle United will take place on the 18th of February and will end at 19:45 at Kiev time.