In the 11th round of La Liga this morning, Barcelona defeated Elche 3-1 at home. Barcelona coach Flick was interviewed after the game.

What is your evaluation of this game?

We played better than in the previous games. As a team, we pressed our opponents and did a good job in controlling the ball... I like the intensity of the game and I am satisfied with what the team did today. Our first two goals came from that kind of pressure, which I appreciate. The most important thing is that we won and we got three points against an opponent I admire very much. I think we could have had more scoring chances and the opponent could have scored more goals.

Our last two or three training sessions at Barcelona have been the best we have done since the beginning of this season, and the effects of training can be seen in the games. I'm very happy about it, we're a step or two ahead of where we were recently, let's take it one step at a time, that's the most important thing. We have two games before the international break and we want to win two games, the first of which is the Champions League on Wednesday.

Both Rashford and Phelan scored in this game.

Rashford is a very good player, and Phelan also had very good moments. I am very happy for them both.

Ford was loaned to Elche by Barcelona this season. He came on as a substitute in this game.

I chatted with him and wanted to know his current situation...

Casado started for Barcelona again.

Before the game, you will consider substitutions...but he will play when he has the opportunity, and he is gradually improving.

How is Juan Garcia recovering?

We hope he can return after the national team break, but he was not able to play on Wednesday. But he's making good progress, training well, and looks promising.

How is the situation in Kubasi?

He encountered some problems after the last league break... We have excellent central defenders such as Araujo, Eric Garcia and Cubas. Eric is doing a great job and I've told him that, he's always very focused and wants to make the best of everything. We have to stay positive and it’s really good to work with him.

Please talk about the current injury situation in the Barcelona team

Olmo and Lewandowski have recovered, but we are still missing important players such as Juan Garcia, Christensen, and Rafinha. But our training this week has been really good, the best of the season, and the energy and pace in training is different. We created some chances, which I liked, although we still need to improve in terms of possession and we have to control the ball better. I'm happy with what I saw today, it's a step forward and we're going to stay positive and move forward.