VIDEO SHOWS: POST-MATCH PRESS CONFERENCES WITH FC BARCELONA COACH HANSI FLICK AND OLYMPIACOS COACH JOSE LUIS MENDILIBAR ETXEBARRIA FOLLOWING THEIR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MATCH RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: BARCELONA, SPAIN (OCTOBER 21, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. FC BARCELONA COACH, HANSI FLICK, ARRIVING TO PRESS CONFERENCE 2. (SOUNDBITE) (English) FC BARCELONA COACH, HANSI FLICK, SAYING: “Every victory gives the team, gives us, more confidence. And for us, it was very important the victory today, but also the result. When we score six goals, it’s good.” 3. JOURNALISTS WORKING IN PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) FC BARCELONA COACH, HANSI FLICK, ON LAMINE YAMAL, SAYING: “He has no problems. He has no problems. And I think also for him, as for the other players, it’s very important this victory. And for him, it’s also important to score goals. So, I think on Sunday, it’s another Lamine. 100%.” 5. PRESS CONFERENCE 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) FC BARCELONA COACH, HANSI FLICK, ON UPCOMING LALIGA MATCH AGAINST REAL MADRID, SAYING: “Of course, for us it’s an important match. It’s always like that. A Clasico is always important. But at the end, it’s not only Lamine. We need everyone at their highest level. Because Real have a fantastic team, and they’ve shown it this season. And we have to fight. So, we have to be ready. And we have to prepare well for this match.” 7. JOURNALISTS 8. FLICK LEAVING PRESS CONFERENCE 9. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) OLYMPIACOS COACH, JOSE LUIS MENDILIBAR ETXEBARRIA, SAYING: “You all saw it. When we got into the game, they took us out of it. Without us having to do anything wrong. I think there was someone else who made the mistakes." 10. MENDILIBAR IN CAMERA VIEWFINDER 11. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) OLYMPIACOS COACH, JOSE LUIS MENDILIBAR ETXEBARRIA, SAYING: “I think it's crazy! And the penalty, when my goalkeeper realises he's not going to reach it and pulls down his arms so as not to touch it – a penalty? I saw it in the same image the referee was watching. I said, ‘Wow! He's going to call it a penalty’, but when he pulls down his arms, I said, ‘No, it's not a penalty!’ And he saw it the other way around." 12. PRESS CONFERENCE UNDERWAY 13. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) OLYMPIACOS COACH, JOSE LUIS MENDILIBAR ETXEBARRIA, SAYING: “I'm having a wonderful time in Greece! With the Greek league, with Olympiacos! I don't want to have anything to do with things here. Goodbye." / MENDILIBAR / LEAVING PRESS CONFERENCE STORY: A Fermin Lopez hat-trick and two goals from Marcus Rashford powered Barcelona to a crushing 6-1 Champions League victory over Olympiacos on Tuesday (October 21), with the Greek side left fuming over a controversial red card early in the second half. The match got off to a flying start when Fermin opened the scoring from a rebound in the seventh minute. The 22-year-old pounced on a loose ball after Lamine Yamal's shot was parried by the Olympiacos goalkeeper. Fermin smashed the ball into the back of the net and he doubled his tally in the 39th minute by finishing off a lightning-quick counter-attack. Pedri fed the ball to 17-year-old Dro Fernandez, who threaded a pass to Fermin and he coolly slotted the ball home to put Barcelona firmly in control. Olympiacos had a glimmer of hope early in the second half when Ayoub El Kaabi's header found the net in the 50th minute, but VAR ruled the effort out for offside. However, the same review spotted a handball by Eric Garcia in the build-up, leading to a penalty which El Kaabi converted in the 54th minute to cut the deficit. The visiting side's momentum was short-lived, however, as Santiago Hezze was sent off in the 57th minute for a second yellow card. It was a decision that left the Olympiacos players and coach fuming at official Urs Schnyder, as the replay showed that the Argentine barely touched his opponent's face, but as it was a second yellow card offence, a VAR review was not allowed. Barcelona made the most of their numerical advantage as Yamal fired home their third goal from the penalty spot after Rashford was fouled in the box in the 68th minute. The England forward added his name to the scoresheet with a strike from inside the box before Fermin completed his hat-trick and Rashford completed the rout in the 79th minute following a counter-attack. (Production: Horaci Garcia, Kurt Michael Hall)
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