Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has not revealed whether he will maintain the very high standard his team set against Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday evening. The Blaugrana sometimes pressed halfway in La Liga, and were caught out against Sevilla, but it has been a key feature of their improvement this season.

The big question most people are asking is whether that line is sustainable against teams like Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, who have the weapons and pace on the back foot to avoid an offside trap.

“Well, I guess you’ve asked me a lot of things. If I say too much, I’m just giving you an idea of ​​how we want to approach the game. There are clear things the team needs to do, and we need to make sure of that. Not everything turns out to be 100% perfect, but we do try to improve in every game. Pressing high will be important, but defending will also be important when the time comes.

Flick confirmed that Frenkie de Jong would be available again after missing the match against Sevilla, with only Eric Garcia and Marc Bernal absent due to injury. There was talk of De Jong not taking action in the second half as a deliberate penalty from Flick.

Many positioned this week as a litmus test for Barcelona’s quality, with El Clásico following the match against Bayern on Saturday.

“We are prepared for the match against Bayern tomorrow. The matches can be different and many things can happen. As we saw against Monaco, they can develop in different ways. This season it has been very good for us to concentrate from game to game. We feel good. Bayern are an excellent team and everyone wants to play against the best.”

“Each game has its special requirements and each game is prepared differently. We meet the players, we talk to them… It’s not easy because there isn’t much time. The next day is recovery, but today there was already a lot of intensity,” he said about their preparation and whether there had been any changes.

There are also reports this week that Barcelona, ​​Atletico Madrid and La Liga are nearing the relevant permissions to stage their December league match in Miami in the US, rather than Montjuic.

“I am someone who lives in the present. I don’t know what decision will be made, but I am focused on the match against Bayern Munich,” Flick said, dodging a potentially difficult issue for him.