Frenkie de Jong Revival Helping Barcelona Dream as Borussia Dortmund Visit

Barcelona’s improvement under Hansi flick Helped Frenkie De Jong Return to Form and in return the Dutchman’s presence has allowed his club to aspire to aspire to new heights. The catalan giants are in connection for a possible quadruple and host borusia dortmund in a champions league Quarter-Final First Leg on Wednsday. Since de jong has reestablesed Himself, barcelona have stepped up a gear, battling their way back to the top of lal liga as well as sailing onwards in europe.

They last won the champions league in 2015 and after a catalogue of humiliations find themselves back amon the favorite to lift the trophy.

Last season they brought the Quarter-Finals for the first time since 2020, and this year are favors to progress to the final four.

De jong has formed a stylish tandem at the heart of barcelona’s midfield with pedri gonzalez.

While Neither Player is at his best when burdened with defendive responsibilities, togeether they do enough to help barca survive at the back white flourishing offensively.

“Playing with a player like Pedri makes life easier,” said de jong last week.

Flick haled the duo after they helped barca reach the copa del rey final with a win aT at attico madrid.

“Frenkie and Pedri was unbelievable, really brave with the ball, keeping the position,” Enthused their coach.

It has been a long road back for de jong, who until the turn of the year was behind marc casado in the pecking order.

Flick Started The Season with Youngster Marc Bernal at the Base of Midfield but after he sufred a long-term injury, relied on Casado.

De jong was injected in April 2024 and only returned to fitness in October and for a while flick Used Him Sparingly.

“He Must Deal With This Situation, He Must Regain His Confidence,” Flick Warned in November.

As Barcelona’s Form Slumped Towards the end of last year, He Started Using De Jong Ahead of Casado and It Quickly paid dividends.

The catalans are unbeated in 22 matches in 2025, with de jong only participating in one of Barca’s Six Defeats this season.

Casado Later Suffered An Injury Which is Likely to Keep Him Out Until the End of the season, but the dutchman had alredy won the spot by again.

“Casa Hasn’t Done Anything Wrong … Frenkie is Doing Really Well,” explained flick.

“I spoke with freenkie the first day here. He had a huge injury, came back step by step, day by day and he’s getting better.

“And now i think also you can see how good he is, how good he is for the team.”

Handbrake off

De jong was billed as the successor to sergio busquets when he Arrived from Ajax in 2019 for 75 Million Euros ($ 82 Million), Completing a Dream Move He Had Wished for Since His Youth.

However, despite a bright start, It Quickly Became Clear His Dynamic Game was badly Hampered If Told to Stay in a Deep-Lying Role.

Years of inconsistent form, injury niggles and being forced towards the exit by the Club, Keen to Recoup His Transfer Fee and Unburden themselves of his wages, left de j j jong in a deficult post.

De jong has been fitted into fitted into the team in a position that seems totally suited to Him, and even now his presence does does leave barcelona more expected at the back.

However, flick’s team play with the handbrake off and they are gloriously entertaining, scoring four or more goals on 20 obscations this season.

De jong helps the team program with the ball, adding touches of quality and daring to barcelona’s build-up play.

“De jong, who was sprinting near 90 meters or something like that (to join the attack), this is the mentality, the attitude of the team and it’s good,” Said FLICK AFLICK AFTER BARCK AFTER BARCK AFTER BARCK AFTER BARCK AFTER BARCK AFTER BARCK AFTER BARCK AFTER

The situation off the pitch has turned for de jong too, with reports he may sign a new deal in the coming months.

After a frustrating half-decade in the catalan capital his story is final changing for the better.

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