"They are too good to not be there," the German coach added. "But we cannot change it. But they are fantastic players and deserve to be there."
New Barça captain Raphinha in particular has started the current season in good form.
The Brazilian led the way against Feyenoord on Wednesday, scoring Barça's first and third goals, with summer signings Karim Adeyemi and Gabriel Jesus also on target.
Playing as a makeshift striker, Raphinha now has eight goals for the campaign and becomes the first Barça player since 1950 to net in each of the team's opening five fixtures.
"Raphinha, we saw today, his intensity is great," Flick said. "When he attacks deep, with the pass from Pedri for his second goal, this is unbelievable."
Barça have now scored five goals on four occasions in their opening five games, with their tally for the season already at 22.
It has created optimism that they can finally win a first Champions League trophy since 2015, although Flick points out it is still very early in the campaign.
"I like a lot what I see, but also I see situations where we have to improve," he said. "I am really happy about what my players are doing on the pitch, but you always can improve. There is a long way to the end.
"Of course It looks really great. I think we are training really hard, really tough. Everyone has this hunger to improve, to get better.
"This affects the team, how we are doing on the pitch, in the games. This is a great situation. We need this intensity for our philosophy. It's important for how we press as a team."
" Note: The source has some odd details (Karim Adeyemi and Gabriel Jesus are not Barcelona players - they're Dortmund and Arsenal players respectively). But I must translate faithfully, not fix. Actually, faithful translation requires keeping what's written. Hmm, the instruction says 禁止编造 (no fabrication), 忠实完整 (faithful and complete). So I translate as-is. I shouldn't add editorial corrections. Let me translate: "'他们太优秀了，不可能不在候选名单上，'这位德国教练补充道。'但我们无法改变这个结果。不过他们是出色的球员，配得上这份荣誉。'" Wait, context: this follows from previous chunk about Ballon d'Or candidates. "They are too good to not be there" - meaning they're too good to not be on the (Ballon d'Or) list/shortlist. Flick was talking about players who deserve to be there. "新任巴萨队长拉菲尼亚本赛季开局状态尤为出色。 周三对阵费耶诺德，这位巴西人一马当先，打进巴萨的第一球和第三球，今夏加盟的新援卡里姆·阿德耶米和加布里埃尔·热苏斯也各有进球入账。" Hmm wait — this is strange because Adeyemi and Gabriel Jesus playing for Barcelona doesn't make sense in reality, but the source text says so. I'll translate faithfully. Actually, hold on. Should I? The instruction says 忠实完整, no fabrication, no deletion. So yes, translate as-is. "顶在中锋位置上，拉菲尼亚本赛季已经打进8球，成为自1950年以来第一位在球队开局五场比赛中场场进球的巴萨球员。" "'拉菲尼亚，今天大家看到了，他的强度非常出色，'弗里克说。'当他纵深冲击时，比如佩德里为他的第二粒进球送出的那记直塞，简直是难以置信。'" Wait: "with the pass from Pedri for his second goal" - the pass from Pedri for his second goal. So Pedri assisted his second goal. "巴萨开局五场比赛中已有四场打进五球，赛季总进球数已经达到22个。" "这让外界开始憧憬他们能自2015年之后首次捧起欧冠奖杯，不过弗里克指出，赛季还很早。" "'我喜欢看到的一切，但我也看到一些必须改进的地方，'他说。'我对球员们在场上做的事情非常满意，但你总是可以继续提高。距离赛季结束还有很长的路。' '当然，目前的一切看起来非常棒。我认为我们训练得非常刻苦、非常狠。每个人都有这种渴望提高、想要变得更好的饥饿感。 '这会影响到球队，影响到我们在场上、在比赛中的表现。这是很棒的局面。我们的战术哲学需要这种强度，这对我们作为一个整体的逼抢方式至关重要。'" Now for structure requirements: - At least 2 h2 headings - Lead paragraph (导语) - Placeholders <图N>, <视频N> if they were in source... The source body_html doesn't contain placeholders, and original_image_count is 0. The note says "bodyHtml 须保留原文中的 、<视频1> 等占位符" - preserve if present. Since none present, I don't need to add them. But previous chunks might have had them... Since I don't know, safest is not to add images since original_image_count is 0. Actually the instruction says placeholders position can be slightly adjusted but not deleted/duplicated. With 0 images, no placeholders needed. Wait, but this is chunk 3 of 3 and needs to connect with previous chunks. The previous chunk ended with "..." (nothing provided). The h1/title suggests the article covers: Flick praising Yamal deserving Ballon d'Or, Barcelona 5-1 win over Feyenoord. So chunk 1 probably covered the Yamal/Ballon d'Or part and the match, chunk 2 covered more (maybe Yamal quotes, match details), and chunk 3 covers Raphinha's form and Flick's overall assessment. Since I don't have the previous chunk content, I should start naturally continuing. The first paragraph "'They are too good to not be there'" continues from previous chunk's discussion of Ballon d'Or nominees (presumably Flick lamenting that some Barcelona players weren't nominated). So I continue naturally. Structure plan: - Lead paragraph (导语): brief summary of this section - Raphinha's hot streak and Flick's calm assessment - h2: 拉菲尼亚场场进球，创75年纪录 or similar - Content about Raphinha - h2: 弗里克：开局亮眼，但改进空间仍在 - Flick's quotes - Final natural wrap-up (since it's the ending chunk, 终段可自然收束全文) Style requirements: - Short sentences, verb-first, wire-service quick reads - Calm, few exclamation marks - Middle-aged voice (40-48): steady narration, occasional experienced commentary, no internet slang, no fan-girl language - Female reporter 30-38 voice: efficient, direct - Weibo style: topic-friendly phrasing Character count: need at least 1313 Chinese characters plain text. Source is ~1545 characters (in English chars? "本段原文约 1545 字" - the source plain chars is 1545). For English-to-Chinese, 1545 English chars ≈ maybe 900-1000 Chinese chars if 1:0.6. But requirement says rewritten plain text must be ≥1313 Chinese characters. That means I need to expand somewhat — but 禁止编造 (no fabrication). Hmm, but I can add natural connective tissue, subheading transitions, and a concluding paragraph. The requirement literally says 改写后纯文本应不少于 1313 字. So I need to elaborate with faithful expansion - adding context that's implied, connecting phrases, and a wrap-up paragraph that synthesizes what's already stated (not new facts). Let me be careful: the concluding wrap-up can reference things from the whole article (title mentions Yamal deserving Ballon d'Or, Barca 5-1 win), which are known from the title, so it's safe to reference. Let me draft: Lead (导语): 巴萨本轮5-1大胜费耶诺德，拉菲尼亚延续开季火热脚感，场场破门。主帅弗里克赛后表态：球队状态喜人，但改进空间依然存在；至于金球奖，他坚持自己的判断——亚马尔配得上。 Wait, need to be careful about facts from title: "弗里克力挺亚马尔：他配得上金球奖，巴萨5-1大胜费耶诺德" - so title facts: Flick backs Yamal for Ballon d'Or, Barca 5-1 win over Feyenoord. Safe. Hmm, but also the chunk mentions Feyenoord match was Wednesday. OK. Draft bodyHtml:金球奖的话题还在发酵，弗里克的态度没有变。在他看来，阵中几位核心球员的优秀程度，摆在那里就是最好的证明。
"他们太出色，不可能不在名单上"
"他们太出色了，不可能不在那份名单上，"这位德国教练补充道，"这一点我们改变不了。但话说回来，他们是了不起的球员，配得上站在那个舞台上。"
Hmm wait, "But they are fantastic players and deserve to be there." - "deserve to be there" likely means deserve to be on the shortlist/at the ceremony. Translate as "配得上入选" or "配得上出现在那里".话题回到场上。新赛季开打以来，新任巴萨队长拉菲尼亚的状态尤其抢眼，是全队开局火热的一个缩影。
拉菲尼亚场场破门，75年来第一人
周三对阵费耶诺德，又是这位巴西人带头冲锋。巴萨的第一球和第三球都出自他脚下，今夏引进的新援卡里姆·阿德耶米和加布里埃尔·热苏斯也各自取得进球。
被推到中锋位置客串之后，拉菲尼亚本赛季的进球数已经累积到8个。更有一项数据足以写进队史：他是自1950年以来，第一位在球队开局五场比赛里场场破门的巴萨球员。75年了，头一回。
"拉菲尼亚，今天大家都看到了，他的比赛强度非常出色，"弗里克评价道，"他往纵深插的时候，那种冲击力，比如佩德里给他第二粒进球送出的那脚传球，配合起来难以置信。"
五轮四场进五球，赛季进球已到22
巴萨开局五场比赛，已经有四场单场打进五球，赛季总进球数达到了22个。火力之猛，肉眼可见。
这样的开局，自然让外界重新燃起期待：自2015年之后，巴萨能不能终于再捧一次欧冠奖杯？不过弗里克提醒，现在谈这些还为时过早。
"我看到的东西，很多我都很喜欢，但我也看到了我们必须改进的地方，"他说，"球员们在场上的表现，我确实非常满意，但你永远都能再进一步。距离赛季结束，还有很长的路要走。
"当然，目前的一切看起来确实很棒。我认为我们训练得非常刻苦，强度很大。每个人心里都憋着一股劲，想要提高，想要变得更好。
"这会传导到球队身上，影响到我们在场上、在比赛里的表现。现在是一个很好的局面。我们的战术哲学需要这种强度，这对我们全队的逼抢方式来说至关重要。"
结语：好开局，平常心
大胜费耶诺德、拉菲尼亚连场进球、亚马尔被主帅力挺冲击金球奖——巴萨这个开局