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Barcelona has hired former Germany and Bayern Munich coach Hansi Flick as the replacement for Xavi Hernández. Flick signed a two-year contract with the Catalan club. It's the 59-year-old Flick's first coaching job since being fired by Germany in September last year. He previously spent two years at Bayern Munich, winning the Champions League and back-to-back German league titles. Hernandez was a midfield great as a player at Barcelona. He has left after the team finished a distant second to fierce rival Real Madrid in the Spanish league this season.
