"My sending-off? Maybe I need to work on my behaviour"

German coach Hansi Flick spoke about his sending-off against Betis, which earned him a two-match ban, and admitted that "perhaps" he needs to work on his behaviour, although he expressed the hope that "referees will whistle in the same way, not just against Barcelona."

Flick gave his opinion on issues other than football tactics. He responded when asked about his sending off against Betis and whether he thought the sanction was fair, and the German coach expanded on this.

"I think my reaction was not good, it's clear, it was myself (...) At the beginning of the season, I told my staff not to complain about the referees, because I don't want us to waste energy on those things that we can't change," he said.

"It was hard for me, I'm in a different league, I've just arrived and I was sent off. I accept the suspension. Maybe I need to work on my behaviour. I just want the referees to whistle in the same way, not just with Barca," he insisted.

Flick revealed that he always tells his players that they have to accept the referee's decisions and play and he was pleased that they don't complain about the referees.

"The behaviour is fantastic, different from a few years ago and this is the philosophy. We have to pay attention to what we can do better. Referees can also improve. We are all human beings and we all make mistakes. I accept the red card, I have to improve my reactions, that's my responsibility", he added.

As for Sunday's game, he asked his players to play with "100% concentration" against an opponent who will be looking for Barcelona's weak points. "Everything depends on us," he said.

Flick at the press conference ahead of the La Liga game against Leganes talked about the players he can bring back and named three players: Ronald Araujo, Ansu Fati and Andreas Christensen.

As for the Uruguayan, Flick said that the plan is for him to play a few minutes. "I don't know how many, maybe he will start or not, but he is ready to play", he insisted.

He also referred to the recovery of Ansu Fati, who has been injured for a month, and the progress of Andreas Christensen, who has not played since the end of August.

He has not confirmed whether there will be any rotations in his starting eleven, but the German coach has made it clear that his team is fully focused on the game against Leganes and not on next week's game against Atlético de Madrid.

"Sunday's game is against Leganes and I have to decide. We have players with a lot of quality and it could be that there could be some rotation", he said.

Regarding his replacement on Sunday, his assistant Marcus Sorg commented that he is a coach "with a lot of experience and knowledge" of football and he has "all the confidence" in him.