Laporta backs 'perfect coach' Flick after Barça's two-defeat week

📰 After two defeats in a week, Laporta has moved to steady the ship, calling Flick "the perfect coach". 📌 Key points 🎙️ Laporta publicly backed Flick at the Ballon d'Or ceremony in London. 💔 He admitted the Clásico loss was "a harsh blow for the fans". 🧠 "The coach already knows what happened," he said. 🏆 He named the league and the Champions League — "the competition that has eluded us" — as targets. 📈 "We are still top," he said, insisting ambitions are unchanged. 📝 What happened 💔 Barça lost at PSG last week and then 2-1 to Real Madrid in the Clásico at Camp Nou on 25 October. With their first two defeats of the season coming in the same week, questions began to surface about Flick's side. 🎙️ Speaking to Movistar at the Ballon d'Or ceremony in London, Laporta said: "It was a harsh blow for the fans, but the coach already knows what happened." He added: "We weren't able to impose our style of play, and we have to accept that. Real Madrid have very strong counter-attacks." 🧠 He went on: "He is the perfect coach for Barcelona. He knows our system, and he is a fan of Johan Cruyff. That is why we chose him." On the high offside line, he said it "makes us suffer" but is producing good results. 🏆 "We are still top, and we are aware that the competition is a long race. Our ambitions haven't changed," he said, naming the league and the Champions League, "the competition that has eluded us", as goals. 📊 By the numbers • Last week: lost to PSG, lost 2-1 to Real Madrid • Both of Barça's defeats this season came in the same week • Table: Barça first (27 points), Atlético second (25) 🔭 Why it matters After a nine-game winning start ended in a two-defeat week, the president has stepped in first to protect his coach. Barça look to bounce back against Alavés at Camp Nou at 9pm on 31 October, before Aston Villa on 3 November and a trip to Atlético on 8 November.