Ancelotti calm
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A good two months after signing with FC Barcelona, Hansi Flick was able to celebrate the first prestigious victory in the Clásico against Real Madrid. The Catalans with the German coach won the friendly against the Royals in the USA on Saturday (local time) 2-1 (1-0). The 22-year-old Pau Víctor (42nd/54th) scored both Barça goals and received special praise from Flick.
“The door to the first team is always open,” said Flick, who was generally satisfied with the performance of the young players during the US tour: “This is a great opportunity for them.” As in the test against Manchester City in Orlando, which Barcelona won on penalties, the match in East Rutherford was also heavily affected by a thunderstorm and had to be interrupted for a long time.
For Real, which played with German international Antonio Rüdiger, only 19-year-old Nico Paz (82′) scored in front of a good 82,000 fans. “The result is not so important,” said Real coach Carlo Ancelotti. “The goal is for the players to get minutes and be in good shape. It’s a warm-up game.” The test matches in North America against Barcelona have also never ended well for Real: Barça also won the games in Miami (2017), Las Vegas (2022) and Dallas (2023).
