Flick insists Barca must 'make the impossible possible' against Atletico in Copa del Rey

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atl-madrid/jaarqpLQ/"]Atletico[/a] humbled [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] in last month's first leg, netting ‌four goals in the first half, as ‌Flick's men failed to score in a domestic match ‌for the first time this season.[/p][p]But Barcelona, who ‌are top of the table in their LaLiga title defence, are not willing to give up on defending ‌their Copa del Rey title, Flick ⁠told reporters on ‌Monday.[/p][p][b]"We are four goals behind, and we have to make ​the impossible possible. That is the objective. It’s not easy. However, we will not ​give up," the coach said.[/b][/p][p][b]"It is important to keep a clean sheet, but we must believe ⁠in our strength ​and that we can achieve it... You must always believe. For example, in each half we need to score two goals."[/b][/p][embed guid="4cb51cab-dabb-4011-9275-58f1faf61d4c" url="https://x.com/FCBarcelona/status/2028449493545267651" social-type="twitter" /][p]Barcelona, who lead the LaLiga ‌scoring charts with 71 goals this season, have netted seven goals in their last two games, with Lamine [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lamine-yamal/lAt3vEub/"]Yamal[/a] scoring a hat-trick against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/villarreal/lUatW5jE/"]Villarreal[/a] on Saturday.[/p][p]Barcelona, however, will be without striker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lewandowski-robert/MVC8zHZD/"]Robert Lewandowski[/a], after the Poland international fractured his eye socket during the game against Villarreal.[/p][p][b]“We will have to manage Lewy’s absence. We have not had much ‌luck. Losing a player like him, and the ​others who cannot be there, is a problem, ‌but the team handles it well," Flick said.[/b][/p][p][b]"We must press them, win the duels and make things difficult for them. We cannot lose possession, as they are very dangerous in ⁠transition... we have to ⁠play as one, ‌especially tomorrow."[/b][/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/atl-madrid-jaarqpLQ/barcelona-SKbpVP5K/?mid=EN3sJIfk"]Follow the game with Flashscore.[/a][/p]