‘Beginning of era’ for young Barcelona team – DecoImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Former Barcelona midfielder Deco has been the club’s sporting director since August 2023ByElizabeth Conway, Spanish football reporter and Adam Millington, BBC Sport journalistPublished25 minutes agoWinning successive La Liga titles is just the start for this new-look Barcelona side, says sporting director Deco.Barca beat Real Madrid earlier this month to win the Spanish top flight with three games to spare and retain the title.
With a new generation of La Masia academy graduates – including the likes of Lamine Yamal, Pau Cubarsi and Fermin Lopez – now integral to their team, Deco says it is “the beginning of the history of this team”.
“It is true that we won two La Ligas but these players want to win more, they believe that they can win more,” Deco told BBC Sport.
“That’s why it’s important because if the players believe they can acheive more important things, you see they still want to do something important.
“I believe that this team for me is the beginning of the era, the beginning of the history of this team because they are so young and still want to win something important.”
In the process of guiding Barcelona to their second successive title, Hansi Flick has built a team which means they will not have to “go to the market for four to five players”, mentioned Deco.
They went on an 11-game winning run to coast to the title, although they exited the Champions League in the quarter-finals.
