Will Hansi Flick Miss Barcelona’s Next Match?
This question has been floating around among Barcelona fans lately, and honestly, it makes sense. When a manager gets sent off or involved in controversy, people immediately start wondering what happens next. Is he banned? Is he suspended? Will he be on the bench for the next game, or watching from somewhere far away with his arms crossed?
So let’s slow it down and explain it properly.
Hansi Flick is Barcelona’s head coach, and like any manager in La Liga, he’s subject to the same disciplinary rules as players. If he receives a red card or accumulates enough warnings, he can be banned from the touchline for one or more matches. That’s not unusual. It happens every season, even if it doesn’t always grab headlines.
Recently, Flick was sent off during a match after protesting a referee’s decision. It wasn’t anything dramatic or violent. Just frustration boiling over, which, to be fair, happens to a lot of managers. Still, rules are rules. A red card means a suspension.
The key thing here is how long that suspension lasts.
In most cases, when a coach is sent off for dissent or arguing with officials, the punishment is a one-match ban. That means the manager misses the very next competitive match, sits out, and then returns as normal. Unless there are extra reports or serious misconduct involved, it doesn’t usually stretch beyond that.
Barcelona did try to appeal Flick’s red card, hoping to overturn the decision. That appeal was rejected. So the suspension stood. As a result, Flick missed that specific match he was banned for. His assistant took charge on the touchline while Flick stayed away from the bench.
Now comes the part most people are actually asking about.
Will he miss Barcelona’s next match after that?
Based on how these situations normally work, the answer is no.
Once a one-match suspension is served, the punishment is considered complete. Unless Flick receives another red card, picks up a separate ban, or faces an unrelated issue, he is free to return to the dugout. There has been no official statement suggesting a longer suspension, and no reports indicating further disciplinary action.
That means Flick is expected to be back for Barcelona’s next game.
It’s also worth remembering that managers don’t just disappear during suspensions. Even when they aren’t allowed on the touchline, they still prepare the team. They still run training. They still decide tactics and lineups. The only difference is they can’t actively coach from the technical area during the match.
From Barcelona’s point of view, this situation isn’t ideal, but it’s manageable. Teams deal with short manager bans all the time. What matters more is stability, and Flick’s position at the club hasn’t been affected by this incident.
Fans sometimes worry that a suspension means something bigger is going on. In this case, it doesn’t. It’s a fairly standard disciplinary issue, the kind that comes and goes quickly in a long season.
So to put it in very simple terms:
- Flick was sent off during a match
- He received a one-game suspension
- He served that suspension
- There is no indication he will miss another match
Unless something new happens, Hansi Flick should be on the bench for Barcelona’s next game.
Football seasons are long. Tempers flare. Managers argue. Suspensions happen. This one doesn’t look like it’s going to have any lasting impact beyond that single absence.
And for Barcelona fans, that’s probably the most reassuring part.