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The 34-year-old Spain international has won six Champions League titles with Madrid since joining their youth academy in 2001, as well as four LaLiga crowns, two Copa del Reys.
Flick, who has not managed a club since being sacked by Germany in September, 2023, will be tasked with reviving Barcelona's fortunes after the Catalan side failed to win any trophies this season under Xavi Hernandez.
The decision ended months of arguments between Barca and Xavi who made 767 appearances as a midfielder for the Spanish giants and helped them win 25 major trophies.
Goals from Brahim Diaz, Jude Bellingham and Joselu earned Real a 3-0 win over lowly Cadiz. Later, Girona beat Barcelona 4-2, a result that left Carlo Ancelotti's side with an unassailable lead in the standings.
The players, who are not minors, were later released following a court decision and after the data on their mobile phones was seized.
The arrests come a day after football federation chief Luis Rubiales said Spanish soccer has a racism problem, following a race-crime complaint lodged by Real Madrid.
Barca were the better side and earned a well deserved win against a Real Madrid side that at times seemed resigned to their fate.
Goalkeeper Yassine Bounou played in Kochi in a pre-season friendly for Girona FC in 2018.
Real returned to the top of La Liga table after their 4-1 victory.
Real Madrid sit top of the table on nine points, level with Real Betis. Barcelona and Villarreal are right behind on seven points, with Osasuna and Real Sociedad on six.
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