Although Hansi Flick failed to bring Barcelona to the UCL final in his first season as coach, in terms of performance, Barcelona has made rapid progress under his guidance. Barcelona also have to thank Xavi for his services in giving full trust to young players, now they are mainstays in Hansi Flick squad and the club is also close to reaching the 1:1 rule level.
The strategy used by Hansi Flick has had a big impact on improving the performance and quality of the players, Raphinha is one of the luckiest players because during his time under Flick management he has found his best form of play. I see Barcelona increasingly ready to compete with other clubs in the fight for the UCL trophy, especially since the management is also trying to increase the team's strength by bringing in new players.
Barcelona failure to reach the Champions League final does not mean that Hansi Flick failed to get the club to the Champions League last season because the manager did a fantastic job that many managers will be unable to do with an unstable financial situation. Though many people will blame him since they expected Barcelona to defeat Inter Milan in the semifinals, the manager deserves to be praised, I didn't expect the young players to fit throughout last season because most of them had only made their Champions League debuts.
It would be fantastic if Barcelona could bring in more players for the next season. They tried to get Nico Williams from Athletic Bilbao, but he did not join Barcelona since the team may find it difficult to register him, like they did with Dani Olmo. Since Nico Williams failed Barcelona, they are now interested in signing Luiz Diaz from Liverpool. Let's see whether they can sign the player before the next season.