VIDEO SHOWS: POST-MATCH PRESS CONFERENCE AFTER BARCELONA v ATHLETIC BILBAO – BARCELONA'S FIRST GAME BACK AT CAMP NOU FOLLOWING REDEVELOPMENT RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: BARCELONA, SPAIN (NOVEMBER 22, 2025) (LALIGA – For editorial use only. No resales. No monetisation) 1. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BARCELONA COACH HANSI FLICK, SAYING: "I think for everyone, for players, for the staff, for the coaches was it was a special game also for the fans to be back here in the stadium was a really unbelievable feeling and of course we won three points, 4-0. It was not easy, especially the first half against (Athletic) Bilbao but at the end so everything goes on the right way and we're really happy to have a clean sheet. And also score four goals and three points. It's a perfect day for us." 2. WHITE FLASH 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BARCELONA COACH HANSI FLICK, SAYING: "It was a great feeling when you go up the stairs and you reach the pitch and see all the fans and the same was today and how I said a long, long time ago I was here, I was just fired from a third division team, and I said, okay, one day I want to sit on the bench here in Barcelona, and it's like a dream come true. So it's an unbelievable story for me but it shows that when you work hard, when you think, believe in that what you can do, that everything is possible. So this is also what I said to the team for me everything is possible. We only have to work hard. We think about our strengths, think about our belief in our quality and we have to play like one team. So everyone for each other. So this is the important thing for me. And we have fantastic fans. It's a fantastic club here and now we are back home. So it's an unbelievable feeling." 4. FLICK LEAVING PRESS CONFERENCE STORY: Ferran Torres struck twice as Barcelona marked their long-awaited return to their Camp Nou Stadium with an emphatic 4-0 win over Athletic Bilbao on Saturday (November 22). Barca climbed to the top of the LaLiga standings on 31 points, level with Real Madrid, who face Elche on Sunday. This was Barcelona's first match at Camp Nou in 909 days, as the partially renovated stadium welcomed fans back after two and a half years of redevelopment. The ground is currently operating at a reduced capacity of 45,401, significantly lower than the anticipated 105,000 seats planned upon the project's completion. The crowd witnessed a dominant display by the home side in an emotional homecoming, creating a lively atmosphere that ended with fireworks following the final whistle. Robert Lewandowski set the tone early, capitalising on an error in Athletic's defence in the fourth minute. Alex Berenger mishandled the ball while attempting to play out from the back, allowing the Polish striker to seize possession and fire a low effort past Unai Simon at the near post. Barcelona maintained control throughout, relentlessly pressuring an out-of-form Athletic side. Ernesto Valverde's charges have only managed three wins since September, losing six of their last nine league fixtures. Eighth in the table with 17 points, Athletic rarely threatened the hosts. Barcelona struck again in first-half stoppage time. Lamine Yamal's expertly delivered long ball into space found Torres and the Spanish forward took the pass perfectly in his stride, raced into the area and calmly slotted past Simon. Three minutes into the second half, Barcelona punished another defensive lapse by Athletic. Attempting to play out from the back, the visitors gifted possession to the alert Fermin Lopez, who rifled a bullet strike into the net. Athletic's frustrations boiled over when Oihan Sancet was sent off with a straight red card in the 53rd minute following a reckless challenge on Lopez. In the closing stages, Torres added his second, rounding off another counter-attack set up by the 18-year-old Yamal who provided a second sublime assist. (Production: Oliver Regan)
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