"In the first 45 minutes or more, we got a lesson. Sometimes it's good in the right moment. Maybe today was the right moment. I am still proud of my team, maybe not today in the first 45 minutes, but across the whole season. When you see how many injuries we have all season, how we adapt...Today was a heavy loss but I am proud of my team."
"We will come back. We need to start from the beginning [of games]. When you see Atlético players, they had more will, more hunger. And this is what I want from the first minute. We didn't show that in the first half. We have the second leg. We will fight for that. If we are able to win each half 2-0, this is our goal. We need our fans in Camp Nou and we will see what happens."
Barcelona suffered a 4-0 home defeat to Atlético Madrid in the Copa del Rey semi-final first leg, leaving Atlético in complete control of the tie. Eric García scored an early own goal and later received a red card; Antoine Griezmann, Ademola Lookman and Julián Álvarez scored for Atlético. Hansi Flick said Barcelona were poor in the first half, failing to press and leaving too much distance between players, and admitted Atlético were far superior. Flick highlighted season-long injuries and adaptation, expressed pride in the team overall, and vowed to fight in the second leg, urging Camp Nou fans to support a required comeback.
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