FC Barcelona Coach Flick Punished Star Player In This Way, Reports SPORT

FC Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick punished one of his star players in Vitoria-Gasteiz, prior to the Catalans beating local side Deportivo Alaves 3-0 on Sunday according to SPORT, which cited anonymous sources.

The German was delighted with his team following the rousing victory, which was brought about by a Robert Lewandowski hat trick and managing to keep a clean sheet at the other end.

“I am happy to be the coach of this team, as is my team [with me coaching it], but in football things can change very quickly. We value what we have, and it’s great to see how things are working out,” he said at full time.

Before kick off, however, Flick had to be the disciplinarian by punishing one of his players.

As SPORT explains, the plan had been to include Jules Kounde in the starting line up. He was previously one of Flick’s “untouchable” stars, playing 900 of all 900 minutes available thus far in 2024/2025 at right back.