Barça Legend's Ingenious Move Takes Over Nou Camp Fans!

Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick during the UEFA Champions League round of sixteen, first leg match at St James' Park, Newcastle. Picture date: Tuesday March 10, 2026. (Photo by Steve Welsh/PA Images via Getty Images) | PA Images via Getty Images Barcelona take on Newcastle in the Champions League on Wednesday in a game that could end up going to extra-time and penalties.

The tie is locked at 1-1 after the first leg at St James’ Park and if it does go the distance don’t be surprised if Hansi Flick can’t bear to watch. Flick was asked about the prospect of a shoot-out ahead of the game and revealed his superstition when it comes to penalties. “I never watch them and it works for me.

I can watch the replay on the iPad, but I don’t watch penalty shootouts or anything if there were,” he told reporters. “It’s been a thing of mine forever. I don’t look.

They say it’s OCD, but that’s how I am. I don’t like to see how penalties are taken. It’s a fantastic feeling when the fans scream and I find out what happened.