VIDEO SHOWS: BARCELONA HOLDING TRAINING SESSION, COACH HANSI FLICK SPEAKING AT PRESS CONFERENCE AHEAD OF LA LIGA MATCH AGAINST VILLARREAL RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: SANT JOAN DESPI, SPAIN (DECEMBER 20, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. FORWARD ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI AND GOALKEEPER WOJCIECH SZCZĘSNY WALKING ONTO THE PITCH 2. MIDFIELDER DANI OLMO AND ANDREAS CHRISTENSEN AMONG OTHER PLAYERS WALKING ONTO THE PITCH 3. GOALKEEPER WOJCIECH SZCZĘSNY WARMING UP 4. COACH HANSI FLICK GETTING INTO THE PRESS ROOM 5. JOURNALISTS AT WORK 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BARCELONA COACH, HANSI FLICK, SAYING: “This FIFA, best eleven players, is a joke. Really a joke. When I see there’s no Raphinha inside, it’s unbelievable. Raphinha was the player… his influence in this team last season was the greatest. And for me also, in the Champions League, no one here had 22 score, I’m not good in statistic, but he has 22, I think. The best in the Champions League.” 7. FORWARD RAPHINHA AMONG OTHER PLAYERS PLAYING RONDO 8. FORWARDS MARKUS RASHFORD AND LEWANDOWSKI AMONG OTHER PLAYERS PLAYING RONDO 9. SQUAD IN THE PITCH 10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BARCELONA COACH, HANSI FLICK, SAYING: “Every game is difficult, it is always like that. But of course we are playing against a great team with a players philosophy, with a lot of quality, a lot of direct play, I really love to see them how they play football. Really congrats to the coach, it's an amazing team, they improved a lot last years and they did it very good.” 11. JOURNALIST AT WORK 12. RAPHINHA PERFORMING DRILLS 13. LEWANDOWSKI PERFORMING DRILLS 14. FORWARD LAMINE YAMAL PERFORMING DRILLS 15. GOALKEEPER JOAN GARCIA WARMING UP 16. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BARCELONA COACH, HANSI FLICK, ABOUT PEDRI’S INJURY: “No, he is not available. I’m not happy about this but it’s part of football. He is injured but I think for next game is ready.” 17. GROUP PLAYING RONDO 18. LEWANDOWSKI AND MIDFIELDER FRENKIE DE JONG AMONG OTHERS PLAYING RONDO 19. GROUP IN THE PITCH STORY: Barcelona coach Hansi Flick expressed his frustration on Saturday (December 20) for the exclusion of his player Raphinha from the The Best FIFA Men's 11 2025 formation, saying the ranking is a "joke" and is "not fair". The awards recognise the best footballers with nominations compiled by FIFA in collaboration with football stakeholders and winners selected through voting by a panel of football experts and registered fans on FIFA.com. Barcelona forward Robert Lewandowski is back from injury but midfielder Pedri will not make Sunday's trip to Villarreal as the champions look to protect a four-point lead atop LaLiga, coach Hansi Flick said on the eve of the game. The trip to third-placed Villarreal is Barca's last match before the Christmas break and Flick said he was looking to end the calendar year with a seven-match winning streak. (Production by: Horaci Garcia, Michele Spatari)
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