{"id":87233,"date":"2026-01-06T17:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T16:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/flick-gives-his-ok-to-cancelo-and-is-confident-of-winning-the-super-cup_315687_102\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T17:07:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T16:07:00","slug":"flick-gives-his-ok-to-cancelo-and-is-confident-of-winning-the-super-cup_315687_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/spanish-super-cup\/flick-gives-his-ok-to-cancelo-and-is-confident-of-winning-the-super-cup_315687_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Flick approves Cancelo&#8217;s signing and highlights the value of winning the Super Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hansi Flick assured that the Super Cup &#8220;is the fastest way&#8221; to win a title each season. Furthermore, he opened the door to Joao Cancelo, whom he considers a reinforcement of &#8220;great quality&#8221;<\/h2>  \r\n<div class=\"article-addons\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/calendar-fc-barcelona.html\"\r\n       target=\"_self\"\r\n       title=\"Calendar of FC Barcelona\"\r\n       class=\"blue-gredient-btn\">\r\n       \r\n        Calendar of FC Barcelona    <\/a>\r\n<\/div>   <p><strong>FC Barcelona<\/strong> will play the semifinal of the <strong>2026 Spanish Super Cup<\/strong> this Wednesday, January 7, against <strong>Athletic Club (20:00 CEST)<\/strong>, defending the title they won last season. In the pre-match press conference, <strong>Hansi Flick<\/strong> highlighted the importance of the competition, even though it is the trophy of least hierarchy among the four that Bar\u00e7a aspires to each season.<\/p>  <p>&#8220;The Super Cup in Spain is different from Germany, but I like it. A competition with a final, a semi-final. <strong>Winning this Super Cup gave us a lot of energy last year and we want to repeat it<\/strong>,&#8221; the German coach began.<\/p>  <blockquote> <p>&#8220;The Super Cup is the shortest way to win a title, but it won&#8217;t be easy because the other teams are very good&#8221;<\/p> <\/blockquote>  <p>He said the latter when referring to the favoritism of a Bar\u00e7a that is also the reigning champion of the League, Cup, and winter champion in the top tier of Spanish football. Furthermore, the Catalans arrive on a streak, with nine consecutive wins in the League and eight in all competitions.<\/p>  <h2>Bar\u00e7a&#8217;s reasons for signing Joao Cancelo<\/h2>  <p>On the other hand, Flick referred to the <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/barcelona-and-al-hilal-finalize-details-of-joao-cancelo-loan_315682_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fichajes\/cesion-caer-principio-acuerdo-entre-barcelona-al-hilal-por-joao-cancelo_315682_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/barcelona-and-al-hilal-finalize-details-of-joao-cancelo-loan_315682_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Cesi\u00f3n al caer: principio de acuerdo entre Barcelona y Al Hilal por Joao Cancelo\">imminent signing of Joao Cancelo<\/a>. The Portuguese player, pending official confirmation, will return on loan for six months to the club, with the approval of the Bar\u00e7a coach. Initially, the signing of another center-back was considered to cover the absence of <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/can-barca-sign-center-back-after-christensen-injury_315606_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fichajes\/baja-christensen-abre-puerta-refuerzo-inverna-barcelona_315606_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/can-barca-sign-center-back-after-christensen-injury_315606_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"La baja de Christensen abre la puerta a un refuerzo invernal en Barcelona\">Andreas Christensen<\/a>, but finally Deco and Joan Laporta paved the way for the Portuguese full-back&#8217;s return<\/p>  <blockquote> <p>&#8220;I spoke with my staff and we think that, when Ronald is back, we have good alternatives in the center. <strong>Joao can play on both flanks. He will give us reinforcement on the wings and further up<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p> <\/blockquote>  <p>In that regard, he made it clear that the signing &#8220;<strong>is not yet done, but I would be happy if it goes through<\/strong>.&#8221; &#8220;We also talked about signing a center-back, but Cancelo is a good option for these six months,&#8221; Flick explained, implying that Bar\u00e7a&#8217;s transfer market is closed, at least as far as new acquisitions are concerned.<\/p>  <p>Regarding departures, he made it clear that no player has expressed a desire to leave, beyond the rumors about the possible departure of <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/ter-stegen-will-only-leave-barca-to-sign-for-top-club_315628_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fichajes\/ter-stegen-condiciona-su-salida-barcelona-mercado-invernal_315628_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/ter-stegen-will-only-leave-barca-to-sign-for-top-club_315628_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Ter Stegen condiciona su salida del Barcelona en el mercado invernal\">Ter Stegen<\/a>. Regarding the Catalan goal, he ratified <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/fc-barcelona\/flick-praises-joan-garcia-one-of-the-best-in-the-world_315667_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fc-barcelona\/flick-joan-garcia-mejor-portero-mundo-espanyol-barca_315667_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/fc-barcelona\/flick-praises-joan-garcia-one-of-the-best-in-the-world_315667_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Flick alucina con Joan Garc\u00eda tras su exhibici\u00f3n en Cornell\u00e1\">Joan Garc\u00eda<\/a> as the starter against Athletic and, of course, for a potential final next Sunday<\/p>  <h2>Araujo&#8217;s Return and Midfield Options<\/h2>  <p>Hansi Flick also analyzed the present of <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/ronald-araujo-will-not-be-available-against-espanyol-why_315657_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/laliga\/ronald-araujo-no-estara-disponible-espanyol-apunta-supercopa_315657_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/ronald-araujo-will-not-be-available-against-espanyol-why_315657_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Ronald Araujo no estar\u00e1 disponible ante Espanyol y apunta a la Supercopa\">Ronald Araujo<\/a>. The German coach applauded the club&#8217;s stance of total support for the center-back, as one must always &#8220;take care of and support the players,&#8221; especially when it comes to one of the captains and an important piece of the squad. However, it is likely that the &#8216;charr\u00faa&#8217; will not yet be available against Athletic, despite having traveled to Arabia.<\/p>  <blockquote> <p>&#8220;We&#8217;ll see in training. I want to talk to him. We haven&#8217;t decided. <strong>If he&#8217;s ready, maybe we&#8217;ll change something. Right now, he&#8217;s not in our plans<\/strong>&#8220;<\/p> <\/blockquote>  <p>Likewise, he anticipated Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez&#8217;s starting role as attacking midfielder against Athletic, although both Eric Garc\u00eda and Frenkie de Jong have done a great job in containment. Pedri would also start, meaning one of the two (Eric or Frenkie) would go to the bench in the semifinal.<\/p>  <p>&#8220;The most important thing is who plays as &#8217;10&#8217;. We saw it in the derby (against Espanyol). Ferm\u00edn came out very well. That&#8217;s what we need in that position. De Jong and Pedri are players who can keep the ball and defend well. We have options. Eric can play in other positions,&#8221; detailed Flick, who is confident of seeing a better version of his team compared to the match in Cornell\u00e0.<\/p>  <h2>The plan against Athletic and the competition for the &#8216;9&#8217;<\/h2>  <p>On the other hand, Hansi Flick believes that Athletic will also improve compared to the duel at Camp Nou on November 22 (<a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/barcelona-crushes-athletic-at-their-return-to-camp-nou-4-0_315301_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/laliga\/barcelona-4-0-athletic-exhibicion-goleada-lideres-regreso-spotify-camp-nou_315301_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/laliga\/barcelona-crushes-athletic-at-their-return-to-camp-nou-4-0_315301_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Barcelona 4-0 Athletic: exhibici\u00f3n, goleada \u00a1y l\u00edderes en el regreso al Spotify Camp Nou!\">4-0<\/a>). The Basques will once again bet on speed on the counter-attack, with **I\u00f1aki Williams** now recovered.<\/p>  <p>&#8220;They have fast players, but we know what we want to do. We know our strengths and what it takes to win. <strong>If we make the same mistakes as in the derby, it won&#8217;t be easy. We have to play much better in defense<\/strong>. Sometimes I miss this,&#8221; the German concluded.<\/p>  <p>Finally, the Bar\u00e7a coach referred to the fight for a starting spot between Ferran Torres and Robert Lewandowski. &#8220;The Shark&#8221; started in the last four league matches, but the Pole is coming off scoring his ninth goal in the tournament in the derby.<\/p>  <blockquote> <p>&#8220;Both have done well, they have a good attitude in training and when they are on the bench. <strong>Lewy scored the second goal in the derby. That&#8217;s what I want to see<\/strong>. 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