'I'll never forget this day': Barca's Flick after Liga triumph
Barcelona players threw coach Hansi Flick into the air after the game in celebration as they won their 29th La Liga title (Josep LAGO) Hours after the death of his father, Barcelona coach Hansi Flick led the Catalan giants to a second straight La Liga title with a Clasico win over rivals Real Madrid and said it was a day he would "never" forget. Flick's Barca side earned a 2-0 win over Los Blancos and the coach said he was grateful to his team for their support and commitment. "I'm proud.
I'll never forget this day. Never. I'm happy about this (triumph) and the atmosphere in this stadium is unbelievable," Flick told reporters.
The German coach said his mother called him in the morning to tell him that his father had died. "This morning, my mum called me and she said that my father passed away. And so I thought about (whether) I should hide it, or should I speak with my team?
Because for me it's like a family," explained Flick. "And I said, okay, I want to get the information to the players. And what they did (then) was unbelievable.
I will never forget this moment. "I'm really happy and really proud about everyone. Every player in the team.