Barca boss Flick to change behaviour 'for grandchildren'

Barcelona head Hansi Flick says he does not want his grandchildren to spot nan behaviour which earned him a reddish paper against Girona connected Saturday.

The 60-year-old was shown a yellowish paper for sarcastically clapping nan 4th charismatic erstwhile he indicated 4 minutes of stoppage time, aft Barcelona missed chances pinch nan lucifer level.

When substitute Ronald Araujo did move location a precocious victor for Barca, Flick joined nan location crowd successful chaotic celebrations and was shown a 2nd yellowish paper for making an obscene gesture.

"I don't for illustration seeing myself successful this authorities connected television, and I don't want my grandchildren to spot their grandfather for illustration that," Flick said. "So I astir apt person to alteration my behaviour."

Speaking astatine a news convention earlier Barcelona look Olympiacos successful nan Champions League connected Tuesday, Flick attributed nan raised digit for which he was penalised to nan extent of emotion he has for nan club, which he has managed since May 2024.

Flick was caput coach astatine Bayern Munich erstwhile nan German broadside became nan first to people 8 goals against Barcelona successful much than 50 years successful 2020, and claims to person been understated connected nan touchline arsenic his squad breezed into a Champions League semi-final.

"I retrieve erstwhile I was coach of Bayern Munich, nan footage of nan lucifer against Barca showed that I had nan aforesaid guidance to nan first, 2nd and eighth goals," said Flick. "People said I ne'er smiled!

"Right now I'm showing much emotion, it's true, because this nine has wholly changed me.

"Maybe I should power my impulses, but I emotion Barca, Barcelona and its people, and that's why I ever springiness my all."

Flick's reddish paper comes pinch a touchline prohibition which will confine him to nan stands of nan Bernabeu arsenic his squad play Real Madrid successful El Clasico connected Sunday (15:15 BST) - though Barcelona are appealing against nan decision.

Barca president Joan Laporta alleged a "white hand" was down referee Jesus Gil Manzano's officiating against Girona - referring to support for Real Madrid - though Flick himself refused to get drawn into suggestions of officiating bias.

"I had thing against nan referee," he said. "I wasn't complaining astatine him but he saw it that measurement and that's thing I person to judge it."