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Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys: FC Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick is looking forward to reuniting with Borussia Dortmund's Niko Kovac as the two sides will clash at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on Thursday (IST) in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League.

The two sides met earlier in the league stage of the tournament where Barcelona prevailed 3-2. Quite a lot has changed at Dortmund since the last meet. The biggest is on the bench, where Nuri Sahin is no longer coach, having been replaced by Kovac, somebody Hansi Flick knows too well. The duo worked together at Bayern Munich in 2019/2020, when the current Barca boss was the Croatian's assistant.

“It’s something I’ve thought about a lot. It’s good that I know Niko and he can help us. Our job is to prepare ourselves. Niko is a fantastic coach, a wonderful person and I’m looking forward to meeting him again.”