Hansi Flick's Ambitious Goals for Champions League Success

Hansi Flick already has the league title in his pocket and a 14-point cushion to prove it. He also now has a contract that could keep him in the dugout until 2028.

Yet he talks like a man who thinks the real work has only just begun.

The coach confirmed his new agreement with the club, describing how quickly the deal came together and how sharply his own mind has focused in recent days.

“I’m very grateful to the club for the opportunity to coach until 2028. The club has the right to terminate it, and so do I,” he told reporters, admitting he had “a lot on my mind” amid the rush of events. The optional year tacked on to the deal can wait. What matters to him now is what happens on the pitch.

“In recent days, it’s become clear to me that I’m in the right place. Now it’s time to keep winning and try again to win the Champions League. I’m very grateful to the club for their confidence.”

Title won, standards raised

Most teams would ease off with a 14-point lead and the trophy secured. Flick has no intention of letting that happen.

With three games left and a trip to Alaves next, he has set a clear, unforgiving target for his squad: perfection.

“The goal now is to reach 100 points, and to do that we have to win the three remaining matches and play well,” he said.

The message is blunt. The title is not a finish line, just a checkpoint. Records are there to be chased, not admired from a distance.

Leaders in different shapes

This season has tested the squad’s depth and character. Key players have dropped out through injury, the schedule has bitten hard, yet the side has hardened rather than cracked. Flick points to the dressing room, not the tactics board, when he explains why.

“We have different kinds of leaders,” he said. “There’s Gavi, who, since returning to training, has raised the level of our sessions; he’s the heart of the team. There’s Pedri, a leader with the ball. Eric [Garcia] is too. And the captains, like Frenkie [de Jong], Ronald [Araujo], Raphinha.”

It is a spine built as much on personality as on talent. Gavi drives intensity, Pedri dictates with the ball, Eric Garcia adds his voice, and the senior figures carry the armband and the responsibility that comes with it.

Surviving the injuries, sharpening the edge

The story of the campaign is not just silverware and statistics. It has also been about who wasn’t there.

“The first thing we have to do is make people happy. And I’m proud of that, and I’ve told the players that because it’s been a difficult season due to injuries,” Flick said.

He listed the absentees: Lamine Yamal, Pedri, Raphinha, Frenkie de Jong. All key, all missing at various crucial stages. The coach did not hide his admiration for how the group responded.

“There have been key players who haven’t been available at times, like Lamine [Yamal], Pedri, Raphinha, Frenkie. And it’s incredible the season we’ve had and how we’ve improved in the last two months in attack and defence. We’ve conceded the fewest goals, and nobody expected that.”

That defensive record underlines the transformation. While others focused on the injuries, Flick tightened the structure, sharpened the press and turned a patched-up side into the most miserly back line in the league.

Now comes the next phase. A coach newly tied to the club, a squad hardened by adversity, and a clear demand: finish with 100 points, then aim higher, towards the one trophy that still nags at this project—the Champions League.