FC Barcelona will enjoy a first in that Hansi Flick is about to start a third season.
FC Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick is about to do something he's never achieved in 2026/2027.
FC Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick is about to do something in the upcoming 2026/2027 campaign that has never been seen before.
Recently signing a new contract until June 30, 2028, the German hasn’t experienced a third season at a top club while a tenure leading his country’s national team lasted little over two years.
Flick does first years excellently. In November 2020, he took over from Niko Kovac as Bayern Munich boss and then landed a treble which ended up evolving into a sextuple.
The Bavarians became Bundesliga, European and world champions, while also thrashing Barça 8-2 in the process.
In his maiden term manning the Spotify Camp Nou dugout when succeeding Xavi Hernandez, Flick scooped a domestic treble at the first time of asking and reached the Champions League semifinals where the Catalans fell to eventual beaten finalists Inter Milan.
The fact that Flick’s second season at the Allianz Arena wasn’t regarded a success despite winning the German top flight and the cup is testament to Bayern’s local dominance.
Yet given there were disputes over transfer policy and a public row regarding a request to have his contract terminated as the national team job beckoned, it was ultimately considered a failure.
As Barça started 2025/2026 rockily, there was genuine talk of Flick suffering a second season curse. And though the Blaugrana took a step back in Europe by only reaching the quarterfinals on this occasion, he still delivered a La Liga and Super Cup double at Real Madrid’s expense leaving Culers delighted he’s agreed to stay on until 2028.