BARCELONA, Spain (AP) 鈥� Barcelona coach Hansi Flick was in the dugout for Sunday’s clasico against Real Madrid following the death of his father, with the Catalan club winning its second consecutive Spanish league title.
Barcelona at Camp Nou just a few hours after the club announced the death of Flick鈥檚 father.
鈥淚 will never forget this day,” Flick said. 鈥淚t was a tough day for me. It starts with this (news that) my father passed away, but here, my team is fantastic.鈥�
Flick’s father reportedly died overnight. The club did not give any additional details.
鈥淔C Barcelona and the entire blaugrana family wish to send all our love to Hansi Flick after the passing of his father,鈥� . 鈥淲e share in your sorrow and our thoughts are with you and your family during this difficult time.鈥�
Barcelona and Madrid players wore black armbands and there was a moment of silence before kickoff.
Barcelona entered the last clasico of the season leading Madrid by 11 points with four rounds remaining in La Liga. It comfortably defeated Madrid with first-half goals from Marcus Rashford and Ferran Torres.
鈥淔lick has been very important for us,鈥� midfielder Frenkie de Jong said. “He has very clear ideas, but inside there is a lot of freedom for the players. This way we can show our quality.鈥�
Barcelona players threw Flick up in the air during the title celebrations.
鈥淭his is like a family and they gave everything today and I鈥檓 really proud,鈥� Flick said. “It鈥檚 amazing, in this stadium, and also in the clasico against Real Madrid, to win La Liga.鈥�
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