Barcelona pave the path forward for themselves in blowout victory over Dortmund

The job isn’t done yet, but Hansi Flick was given a priceless gift from his players in the first leg against Dortmund.

By being ruthless, and putting the tie hopefully out of reach, the manager has the option to rest his most important players with only two days off before they have to turn around and play Leganes on Saturday, followed by a trip to Germany on Tuesday.

Cough cough. That means Lamine Yamal, Pedri, and Jules Kounde.

There’s no reason why they should be starting both of the upcoming matches.