Hansi Flick Pledges Champions League Glory After Guiding Barcelona to Back-to-Back LaLiga Titles

Hansi Flick has wasted little time turning his attention to European competition after leading FC Barcelona to the 2025/26 LaLiga title — his second successive domestic championship with the Catalan club.

Speaking to supporters at Camp Nou following the title clinch, the German coach delivered a declaration that resonated deeply with the Blaugrana faithful. “Next year we will try to win the Champions League,” Flick stated — words that drew immediate comparisons to Lionel Messi’s celebrated 2018 pledge at the Gamper Trophy, and its more recent echo from emerging star Lamine Yamal earlier this year.

The promise signals a sharpening of ambition at Barcelona, with Flick framing the LaLiga triumph as the foundation rather than the ceiling of this squad’s potential. “When you coach a big team, you have to win titles. I always dream of it and fight for it,” the former Germany national team manager added.

The 2025/26 campaign was far from straightforward for Barcelona. Persistent injury issues threatened to derail their title charge at various stages, yet the squad managed to finish the season in what Flick himself described as “fantastic” form. “Injuries did not make it easy for us, but even so we have been fantastic,” he remarked, crediting the depth of his bench as a key factor in maintaining consistency during the run-in.

Flick was particularly effusive in his praise for the club’s younger defensive core, singling out Pau Cubarsí, Gerard Martín, and Eric García as central figures in stabilising the backline throughout the season. Their contributions, he noted, were instrumental in delivering the structural solidity required to pull clear in the title race.

Beyond the Champions League ambition, Flick also revealed a secondary target for the closing weeks of the current season — a push toward a historic 100-point total, an achievement that would underline the scale of Barcelona’s domestic dominance.

The coach also cited his relationship with Sporting Director Deco and a strong personal connection to the club as sources of confidence heading into what he envisions as a transformative 2026/27 campaign. That working partnership has been widely credited with reshaping Barcelona’s recruitment strategy and restoring a coherent footballing identity at the club.

For context, Barcelona’s last Champions League triumph came in 2015 under Luis Enrique. Since then, the club has endured a turbulent decade marked by financial instability, high-profile exits, and repeated early eliminations from Europe’s premier club competition. Flick’s consecutive LaLiga titles represent the most sustained period of domestic success the club has enjoyed in recent years, and his European pledge now sets the benchmark against which this project will ultimately be judged.