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Hansi Flick has been appointed Barcelona coach from next season on in succession of Xavi Hernandez, the Spanish top club have said. Barca said in a statement that German Flick, 59, signed a two-year contract until 2026 with last season’s La Liga runners-up. He is the third German coach at the club where two compatriots are important players, goalkeeper Marc Andre ter Stegen and midfielder Ilkay Gündogan. Flick won seven titles, including a 2020 treble, during his term as Bayern Munich coach 2019-2021. He then became German national team coach but had to go in September 2023 after poor results….

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