Hansi Flick stressed that Barcelona still have a long road ahead of them in their quest to win LaLiga for a third straight season.

Barca went into the international break top of the standings following a 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid on Sunday.

After seeing Real Madrid go level on points after beating Valencia 24 hours earlier, Barca came from behind to win at the Estadio Metropolitano thanks to Fermin Lopez's brace.

Diego Simeone's side, who could have gone top themselves with a win, made the perfect start when Giuliano Simeone finished past Joan Garcia in the 10th minute. 

But Barca hit back on the stroke of half-time when Pedri's driving run from deep ended with Fermin superbly sweeping a left-footed finish into the bottom-right corner. 

The comeback was completed in the 66th minute by Fermin, who collected Lamine Yamal's defence-splitting pass before scoring to seal a huge three points for the Blaugrana. 

Barca's win was made even more impressive given they came up against an Atletico side that had won their last seven LaLiga matches. 

The Blaugrana have now won their first six away games in LaLiga 2026-27. It is the third time they have achieved the feat, and the first since 2012-13, when they won the first 10, but Flick is not getting carried away.

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"We have the quality to win these games. I said I believe in this team. We played a great game and it's not easy," Flick added.

"But this road is long. We are here to win titles, that's what we work for and that's what we want."

Flick's side return to LaLiga action on November 22 at home to Villarreal, with a trip to Champions League debutants Sabah following three days later. 

The Barca boss is hoping for a clean bill of health when his star names return from their respective national camps.

"It's hard that there are players who leave with their national teams, but you have to know how to handle these situations, and you have to know how to take care of the players," Flick added.