Flick: Eric Garcia can play against Celta Vigo, we must take good care of Yamal

At 4:00 am on November 10th, in the 12th round of the 2025-26 La Liga season, Barcelona will play away to Celta Vigo. Before the game, Barcelona coach Flick attended the press conference. He talked about some of the team's current situation.

About Celta Vigo

- Celta Vigo are currently in excellent form, but in the end it comes down to attitude. We have discussed that it is important to win there and we want to get the three points, but the key is the mentality.

About the support of Laporta and Deco

- The trust of the club, the president and Deco is always very important. We know where things are going and we need confidence. We saw that against Club Brugge. The defense was too deep and we were left with spaces and things were not always easy. We have a clear system and even if we don’t have the ball we have to stay connected. We have discussed it and I hope we can do better at Celta Vigo.

The team needs higher competition intensity?

- No, I don't think the players lacked commitment, they knew what to do.

About Juan Garcia

- We are very pleased with his progress and we will wait until the international break is over to see if he will be back soon.

About contact with the national team

- No, I have not been in contact with them yet.

About the learning experience

- It's easy to make comparisons, I know that, but ultimately, you have to look at the whole. I don’t want to talk about Bayern, we also won the Bundesliga title in the second season. Now, we have some players injured, they are important players. We handled it very well.

Now we are 5 points behind Real Madrid, but we are ranked second. There is still a long way to go until May, and when everyone comes back and plays two or three games, they will be at their best. All we have to do now is keep fighting, we didn't see that in Bruges and I hope to see that tomorrow.

About Eric Garcia and Conde

- Eric Garcia can play, he is in good shape, wearing a mask. As for whether Kongde can make the roster, I still have some doubts.

About the team system and fighting spirit

-The situation last season was different, and our level was higher. We have discussed the game against Club Brugge and everyone knows our goals. We have to prove it with actions and I will analyze it and see what the results are.

About Garvey

- It's always good and important to talk about how he helped us. His personality and spirit are outstanding and I will be very happy when he comes back, all we have to do now is wait.

About Yamal

- I will ask the same thing when he comes back: take good care of him. He has changed and he is in better shape now. He trains very hard in the gym, which is important for his recovery from injury. We see him at his best, but right now he's not 100 percent. I think we have to take good care of him, and I think they do that.