Barcelona coach Hansie Flick spoke after losing 4-2 to Paris Saint-Germain, acknowledging that his team was in poor shape and that multiple mistakes affected the outcome.

It’s not an excuse, but we need to understand that we made mistakes because we weren’t physically fresh. The effort the team has made over the past two weeks has been remarkable. We lost a lot of simple balls and we need to analyze this, Flick said.

The German coach stressed that Barcelona had not had enough time to prepare properly for this confrontation, including the difficulties after the match against Seville.

The Catalonians had been stranded for two hours on the plane in Seville and were then forced to spend the night unplannedly, which had thwarted their plans for preparing the PCG match.

Recuperation was not what we needed. You all know what happened after the match with Seville. It was very difficult to deal with, and that affected us tonight, he added.

Flick acknowledged that the team lost control after the SPG’s third goal, but stressed that despite losing, Barcelona also had positive aspects from which to learn lessons.

After the score of 3-2, the team broke down. We’ll analyze this fight, but there was a lot of good stuff. I’m optimistic.

It was a good test for us and we need to see in what ways we need to improve, Barcelona coach concluded.

Now, Flick and his players will focus on preparations for the next face-up to Real Madrid. /Telegraph/