El Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid will be played on October 25. In Spain, it seems that this match has already started, despite the fact that there are commitments in the Champions League and another week of the championship, which the Catalans and the Madrid team have to play before facing each other. During the press conference on the eve of the Galatasaray-Barcelona match, the Catalan coach, Hansi Flick, was confronted by a journalist from Cadena SER, who shifted the attention to the Spanish superchallenge, leaving the confrontation with the Turkish team in the background.
"In recent hours there has been a lot of talk about Vinicius' red card and there has been constant criticism of the refereeing by the club, by Madrid and by the entire environment around it. For this reason, I wanted to know if you think that this criticism is fueled or reinforced by the fact that 'El Clasico' against Barcelona is close. Do you attribute this situation to it?", was the journalist's question.
Flick listened attentively, stood in silence for a moment, and then replied: "Would you ever choose not to appear at a post-match press conference? I hope that one day you learn, or that I never have to ask or answer a question... or talk about Real Madrid when I'm not playing directly against Real Madrid."
‼️🗣️ HANSI FLICK, a pregunta de @santiovalle, sobre las protests del REAL MADRID por el arbitraje: 😂 "Espero que aprendas algún día que nunca responderé a estas questions..." ⌛️ "I don't want to talk about this because we have to focus on Galatasaray" https://t.co/j1oexIh9pH
— Carrusel Deportivo (@carrusel) October 12, 2026
Flick doesn't take his eyes off Galatasaray
Hansi Flick has always been a coach focused on the objective of the moment. Historically, the German coach pays attention to the opponent he will face in the coming hours and only then thinks about the next commitments. This is his working philosophy and, as the answer given at the press conference showed, he had no intention of acting differently this time.
"Come on, we're going to play Galatasaray and we have respect for that team. It's a fantastic team, with a fantastic stadium and a fantastic atmosphere," Flick explained. "As for me, I don't want to talk about them because we have to focus on our game. That's how we work and that's what I want for our team. I apologize," the Barcelona coach added.
The question about Real Madrid embarrasses the German coach
Flick does not want to reveal more than necessary or get involved in a controversy that, at this point, would not benefit anyone. For this reason, he chose not to enter into the discussion raised by the journalist, reacting in a professional and restrained manner, despite being clearly irritated by the question.
The journalist referred to the controversy at Real Madrid following Vinicius' recent red card, linking the situation to what had happened a few weeks earlier in the match against Atletico Madrid. In that derby, there were complaints about whistles being whistled at players, who, according to claims made at the time, were not properly punished by the referee.
However, Flick does not want to deal with this issue at the moment. The German coach is clear that the focus should be on Galatasaray, an opponent who could create difficulties for the Catalans. For him, the next match is the priority and discussions about El Clasico or the controversies surrounding Real Madrid can wait.
