Barcelona assistant coach: We must focus on the game itself rather than thinking about the referee. Real Madrid’s pressing ability is very strong

At 23:15 on October 26, in the 10th round of the 2025-26 La Liga season, Barcelona will play against Real Madrid away. Due to Flick's suspension for this game, Barcelona assistant coach Sorg attended the press conference. He talked about some of the team's current situation.

About directing El Clasico

- I am very proud to be able to stand on the sidelines and direct. It will be a very difficult game and controlling the ball and putting pressure on the opponent will be very important.

About Raphinha

- Raphinha will not play, but we have enough players. We will try to play Ferran Torres but the final decision will not be made until tomorrow.

About Flick's suspension

- We will always miss Flick when he is not around. He is the most important part of the team and we all know what we have to do.

Remarks about Yamal

- Yamal is a top player and he will be very motivated tomorrow. I hope he can play a wonderful game.

About Conde

- Conde trained this morning, and we need to observe his reaction after training. Tomorrow's starting lineup has not yet been determined.

About referees

- We must focus on the game itself and not think about the referee. Everyone makes mistakes and what we are going to talk about is the things we can control.

About 4-0 and the high defensive line

- We have to do our job, press and maintain the high defensive line. If we change anything, we lose our structure and that doesn't help the team.

Regarding the prediction of the outcome

- this kind of game is a 50-50 split. Whoever performs better wins, it's that simple.

About the impact of Flick's absence

- This is crucial because the players trust him.

About the decision to speak before the game

- Flick is very motivated and in good spirits.

About the center back pairing

- Normally it's better to use the same lineup, but we encountered a lot of injuries and had to make adjustments. If you're playing 60 games a year, you can't always use the same people.

The most worrying thing about Real Madrid

- The biggest change is their strong pressing ability, especially on the offensive end.

About playing at the Bernabeu

- At the Bernabeu, you never know what will happen. There's a whole range of emotions out there, and we're ready for it.

About your feelings

- We have gone through a good transition period and if we want to win at the Bernabeu we have to stick together, apply pressure and play as a unit. If we can do that, there will be a chance.

About A fee

- Yamal is always full of motivation when facing such an opponent. If I remember correctly, we have won against Benfica before.

About Vinicius and his attitude

- We always talk about opponents, that is the focus of our work. The players will be ready, especially against Vinicius and Mbappe.

On how to deal with pressure

- We conducted an in-depth analysis of the game and learned from it even if we lost. Now that we have a solution, players hardly give the ball away anymore.

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