Barcelona coach Hansi Flick admitted he was disappointed not to bring his team to 100 points in the Spanish League this season after losing 0-1 to Deportivo Alaves at the Estadio de Mendizorroza, Thursday.
"Yes, I'm disappointed. But we have to accept it. I still see a lot of positives from this team," said Flick, quoted by Antara from beIN Sports after the match.
However, the German coach was still satisfied with the performance of the Blaugrana's young players in the match.
"We want to give playing minutes to players who rarely appear. In the first half we controlled the game, but this is not an easy match."
Barcelona came to Alaves' headquarters with the capital of the Spanish League title which had been confirmed after the victory over Real Madrid in El-Clasico last week.
However, the Blaugrana failed to continue the positive trend after Ibrahim Diabate's goal in the first half injury time became the home team's winning factor.
In the match, Flick made eight changes to the line-up compared to the title-deciding match against Real Madrid. This defeat also ended Barcelona's streak of 11 consecutive victories in the domestic competition.
The result makes Barcelona certain to fail to reach 100 points this season. The Blaugrana can only collect a maximum of 97 points until the end of the season.
Throughout the history of LaLiga, only Real Madrid in the 2011/12 season and Barcelona the following season were able to reach 100 points in one season.
In addition, Flick also failed to match the records of Pep Guardiola, Frank Rijkaard, and Luis Enrique as Barcelona coaches who were able to record at least 12 consecutive victories in the Spanish League.
Barcelona will play the last two matches of the season by facing Real Betis at home at the weekend before traveling to Valencia's headquarters on May 24.
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