Barcelona achieved an extreme victory against Girona, but they lost a key player, Hansi Flick, for the next La Liga match. The German coach will not sit on the bench at the Santiago Bernabéu due to the Clasico on the 26th. The Blaugrana manager saw two yellow cards. He could also face a further match penalty for cutting his sleeve while celebrating Ronald Araujo’s goal.
The former Bayern manager was standing near the touchline in the 91st minute of the game to applause. The coach said he was just encouraging Frenkie de Jong. Gil Manzano interpreted this as dissatisfaction with one of his decisions and showed him a yellow card. The Catalan coach was furious after receiving the card and expressed his anger in words and gestures. The referee then gave him a second instruction and he was sent off.
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But Flick did not go to the dressing room. With just a few minutes left in the game, he could see Ronald Araujo, playing as a midfielder, score the decisive goal for Barça in stoppage time. The Germans’ reaction was to make three obscene gestures
The Catalan coach will therefore not be on the bench against Santiago Bernabéu on Sunday, but it remains to be seen whether he will be penalized in further matches for remaining on the field instead of going to the dressing room despite being sent off, and for making an obscene gesture while celebrating Uruguay’s goal.
Flick’s second banishment
This is not the first time Flick has been expelled from Barcelona. In December 2024, he was sent off during a match against Betis at Benito Villamarín. The German coach complained about the penalty awarded to Barcelona when De Jong tackled Vitor Roque, and the referee showed him his card.
