According to reports, Barcelona’s management informed the players today that Thursday’s lunch must be attended by all players and coaching staff at the club’s sports complex. This program was important for the managers, as the bitter defeat against Inter was to be forgotten, and the team was to prepare for El Clásico with high morale.

When Hans-Dieter Flick stood in the center of the field during Barcelona’s training session today to oversee the session, he informed all Barcelona players that they must go to the dining hall after training. Barcelona had suffered a heavy blow less than 48 hours earlier, and everyone at the club is worried that the bitterness of the defeat against Inter could lead to a loss in El Clásico. This is the worst scenario that no one at Barcelona wants to think about.

Although Hans-Dieter Flick has repeatedly insisted since that night that Barcelona fans are proud of their team, no one doubts that a defeat in that manner, while the team saw itself in the final, has dealt a major psychological blow to the players, most of whom are young.

However, Joan Laporta and Flick believe that Barcelona has no time for regrets. On Sunday, they will enter a battle that may be no less important than the match against Inter. A defeat against Real Madrid could also take the La Liga title away from Barcelona.

Catalan newspapers quote their sources as saying that today’s lunch at Barcelona’s sports complex went well, and it seems the team has regained its former unity and is ready for the battle against Real Madrid in El Clásico.