Skip to main contentSB NationSB Nation logo Hansi Flick reveals what he enjoyed most about Barcelona’s win over Aston VillaThe boss was happy with the victory. Barcelona’s German coach Hans-Dieter Flick watches his players from the touchline during the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and Deportivo Alaves at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on October 31, 2026. (Photo by MANAURE QUINTERO / AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Gill Clark Gill Clark is the site manager of Barca Blaugranes and joined in 2017. She has worked in sports media as a writer and editor for the best part of two decades and has been in love with the beautiful game for as long as she can remember. Hansi Flick hailed his team’s defensive effort against Aston Villa after seeing his Barcelona side run out 3-0 winners in the Champions League at Camp Nou. The Barcelona boss was once again without key defenders for the match, meaning he kept faith with young midfielder Brian Farinas at right-back. Farinas had a good night in the defence as Barcelona managed to keep a first clean sheet in Europe for the first time in 19 months, leaving the German coach a happy man. “The best thing about the match? The clean sheet. I’m very happy with that because we defended a very good attack like Aston Villa’s,” he told reporters afterwards. ”Of course, it was important. They are a great team. We defended well and we are happy with what we saw in defence. Everyone gave their maximum to finish with a clean sheet and we scored our goals. We’re pleased.” Flick also spoke about Yamal’s opening goal which came from an error from Joao Gomes after just nine minutes. “This is our idea how we want to play football,” he added. “We try to press them very high, so that they make mistakes. We had this moment, were in the right position and we pressed them well, and they made this mistake and we used it.” Barcelona now switch focus to another big game at the weekend against Atletico in La Liga. See More: Barcelona: UEFA Champions League Download the new SB Nation appAll of your communities in one place. More in Barcelona: UEFA Champions League ‘He always catches you out’ - Pau Torres warns Aston Villa of Yamal threat ‘Be more selfish’ - Gordon on how he can improve at Barca Flick talks Balde, Gavi and Barça’s need for a “big win” ahead of Aston Villa How will Barça line up against Aston Villa? Barcelona: UEFA Champions LeagueNov 3 Hansi Flick has called up 23 players for Tuesday’s clash Barcelona: UEFA Champions LeagueNov 2 The England star wants to get better. The coach spoke to the press on Monday Hansi Flick’s possible XI for Tuesday’s clash Three talking points from Barcelona 3-0 Aston Villa Barcelona Player Ratings vs Aston Villa Barcelona hit by Rodri injury scare ahead of Atletico Madrid clash Yamal takes yet another record off Mbappe with UCL strike vs Aston Villa CommentsBe respectful in your interactions with contributors and fellow fans. Go here to read our community guidelines. Trolling of any sort, especially going to rival sites and trolling, is expressly against the rules. If you do it, you'll most likely be permanently banned. • Go to the My Profile tab for your comment history• C key scrolls forwards through comments / shift-C scrolls backwards• Z key jumps to Next Unread / shift-A marks all comments on your screen as read More tips here. If you’d like to report a bug, email us at support@sbnation.com. If you have a moderation issue, please email moderation@sbnation.com. Download the new SB Nation app: iOS | Android