Flick on title race: Barça not focusing on others
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Barcelona coach Hansi Flick says his team are only focusing on themselves after they beat Sevilla 4-1 on Sunday to move within two points of LaLiga leaders Real Madrid.
Robert Lewandowski, Fermín López, Raphinha and Eric García were all on target as Barça took advantage of the draw in Saturday's Madrid derby to leave just two points separating the top three in Spain, with Atlético Madrid still second, one point ahead of Barça in third.
"We don't care about the other clubs," Flick said in a news conference after a weekend which reignited the title race in Spain.
"We have to do our job. We did it today really good. We want to focus on ourselves, not the other teams."
Barça are now unbeaten in 11 games in all competitions in 2025. They have scored four or more goals in seven of those matches.
Atlético coach Diego Simeone said on Saturday that they are the best team in the country.
"I think in LaLiga there are four or five teams that are really good," Flick replied when Simeone's comments were put to him.
"We are one of them. We have our style, how we want to play. We focus on that, not the other things."
Barça's win against Sevilla at the Sanchez Pizjuán on Sunday was not without obstacles.
Lewandowski's early goal was quickly cancelled out by Ruben Vargas, with Ronald Araújo then forced off injured after 20 minutes. The defender will undergo tests on an ankle problem on Monday.
Substitute López restored Barça's lead early in the second half, with Raphinha adding the third before López was sent off on the hour mark, just 15 minutes after coming on.
Flick was especially pleased with how his team saw the game out, with García heading in a late fourth for the 10-men to seal the win.
"I am really proud about the team because when we get the red card, it's a good lesson for us," he said.
"It's not our style or the way we want to play, with a 4-4-1 [formation], but we defend very well and, of course, we score again, so I am very happy about that."
Barça's players will be rewarded for the win with three days off as Flick takes advantage of a free midweek, earned through qualifying directly for the last 16 of the Champions League, to give his squad some rest.
"We have now a good situation and we want it to keep going on," Flick said. "When we win three points today, I said three days off.
"So, the team has three days to recover. They deserve it. I said don't make stupid things, look after your body, your recovery, then on Thursday we start preparing for the next match against Rayo [Vallecano] on Monday."