Following the departure of club legend Xavi, Barcelona made the somewhat left-field appointment of Hansi Flick. But Culers were forced to temper their expectations upon his arrival.
The German had masterminded a historic treble with Bayern Munich in 2019–20 but performed disastrously with the Germany national team. Flick’s stock had fallen drastically since his Bavarian stint but Barcelona deemed it a gamble worth taking. They have been rewarded emphatically.
