Szczesny to keep Barca position despite Ter Stegen return, confirms Flick

Wojciech Szczesny volition support his presumption for some Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final and the Clasico against Real Madrid, Hansi Flick confirmed aft Saturday’s triumph implicit Real Valladolid.

Marc-Andre ter Stegen was beaten by Ivan Sanchez aft conscionable six minutes, but was successful good signifier aft a seven-month absence.

Barcelona’s pb astatine the apical of LaLiga extended to 7 points aft second-half strikes from Raphinha and Fermin Lopez overturned the hosts’ advantage.

Flick confirmed his chap German would instrumentality to the sidelines arsenic Barcelona hole to sojourn Inter, who are level astatine 3-3 successful the Champions League past 4 aft a thrilling archetypal limb past Wednesday.

“We’ll spot astir Marc, helium did good today, but Szczesny volition play successful the Champions League and against Real Madrid,” Flick told reporters.

Flick made 9 changes successful full for the travel to Valladolid, wherever his broadside extended their unbeaten league tally to 15 games contempt heavy rotating.

That is their longest tally successful the contention since going arsenic galore games undefeated successful April 2022, and Flick was pleased with what helium saw from his backup options.

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“I’m not disappointed. When you marque that galore changes, it’s not casual for the players, they’re young,” helium said.

“I judge successful them. I person confidence. When determination is simply a batch of rotation, the level is different.

“I was capable to remainder immoderate players and springiness immoderate minutes to others. It wasn’t easy. There were a fewer mistakes, speedy transitions, but [Ronald] Araujo and [Andreas] Christensen had a bully crippled and Ter Stegen too.”

Fermin was 1 of those to get the commencement from the off, rounding disconnected a good show with a astute decorativeness that proved to beryllium the victor aft an speech with Gerard Martin.

The Barcelona attacking midfielder besides created 3 chances, a full lone bettered by team-mate Pedri, and Flick hinted Fermin whitethorn person done capable to gain a commencement successful Milan connected Tuesday.

“He is simply a subordinate who ever has a accidental to start. He tin play successful antithetic positions,” the erstwhile Germany manager added.

“The extremity is 3 points, and I’m satisfied that we got them. Mission accomplished.”