Barcelona volition not dwell connected Saturday’s 1-1 gully with Real Betis, Hansi Flick pledged aft the Blaugrana missed the accidental to propulsion six points wide astatine the apical of LaLiga.
Barca had a aureate accidental to treble their pb implicit second-placed Real Madrid aft Los Blancos slumped to a 2-1 decision astatine location to Valencia earlier connected Saturday.
But they could not grasp it arsenic Betis defender Natan cancelled retired Gavi’s aboriginal opener, bringing an extremity to Barca’s nine-match winning tally successful league action.
The gully moved Barca to 67 points, 4 up of Madrid, portion Atletico Madrid are 3rd connected 57 points and person a crippled successful hand.
“We tried everything to win, but we couldn’t bash it,” Flick told reporters. “We were unlucky successful beforehand of goal, but we played a bully game.
“On days similar today, erstwhile you don’t negociate to score, you person to judge it and spot it from a affirmative perspective.
“I’m near with the information that we tried everything and dominated the game.”
Despite the dropped points, Flick feels his broadside are inactive successful their groove up of the last agelong of the season, with a imaginable quadruple up for grabs.
Having won the Supercopa de Espana and built a pb astatine the apical of LaLiga, Barca volition look Borussia Dortmund successful the Champions League quarter-finals and Madrid successful the Copa del Rey final.
“We tin beryllium arrogant of what the players person done these past fewer games,” Flick said.
“We are successful the Copa last and, contempt a draw, we person extended our pb connected top. I’m happy, it’s a fantastic situation.”