Hansi Flick delivers an important message to the Barcelona players ahead of El Clasico

Barcelona are in a very good place at the moment, with Wednesday's 4-1 win over Bayern Munich being their 11th win in 13 games this season. Hansi Flick has been a revelation since taking over from Xavi Hernandez over the summer, and these methods seem to be working wonders.

Flick's messages have been well received, and this latest one was sent after training on Thursday – the penultimate session of the first team before El Clasico on Saturday night. Ace for AS Diarythe coach's words were rather simple: “it's time to rest, sleep well and recover!”

Barcelona is one of many teams that have a very busy fixture schedule during the first half of the season, so avoiding injuries is crucial to success. Flick acknowledges that proper recovery helps in this process.

It's clear that Flick keeps things a little light for his Barcelona players during Friday's session, as he aims to have his team as fresh as possible for the Santiago Bernabeu clash against Real Madrid.