‘Barcelona can be a clear contender’ – Hansi Flick told what his side need to win Champions League

Hansi Flick head coach of Barcelona during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Quarter-Final Second Leg match between Club Atlético de Madrid and FC Barcelona at Estadio Riyadh Air Metropolitano on April 14, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images) | NurPhoto via Getty Images Former Barcelona defender Miguel Angel Nadal says the Catalan giants need to strengthen defensively if they want to win the Champions League . Hansi Flick has seen his team knocked out in the quarter-finals and semi-finals since taking charge of the club, and Nadal says they need to be better defensively.

“I think this year Barcelona genuinely had a great chance of winning it. What do they still lack for me? A more solid defence.

At a collective level, when they face matches, they don’t mind carrying the weight of the game,” he told BetBrothers . “They control the play, they have attacking resolution and a good average of goals scored per match, but they concede quite a few on the counter-attack, and in Europe that is crucial. “They have a style that is risky at times.

Even against Newcastle, whom they beat, they conceded goals. In Europe, once you reach the quarter-finals, semi-finals or a possible final, you need more defensive solidity. ” Yet Nadal thinks that Barcelona can go on and taste success in Europe if they do bolster the squad.