Hansi Flick hailed the impression of Lamine Yamal after the 17-year-old helped encourage Barcelona to a 4-3 win over Real Madrid in an absorbing Clasico this afternoon.
Trailing 2-0 to Kylian Mbappe’s early double, it seemed as if Madrid had been going to trim Barca’s lead on the prime the desk to a solitary level earlier than the house aspect hit again in devastating style.
Yamal netted the equaliser with one other second of particular person brilliance, including to Eric Garcia’s aim, earlier than two Raphinha strikes noticed Barca set up a 4-2 benefit.
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Mbappe halved the deficit by finishing his hat-trick and either side had targets disallowed deep into injury-time as Barca held on to maneuver inside one win of the Liga title.
Yamal lifted us – Flick
Requested about Yamal, Flick couldn’t disguise his admiration for {the teenager} for the best way he, and his team-mates, bounced again from their Champions League elimination at Inter Milan in midweek.
The German mentioned: “He’s doing very properly. He’s assured, he believes in what he does and he’s very sensible. For me the necessary factor was that after the Milan defeat, my gamers bought up, seemed ahead and he’s an instance of a participant who has accomplished it, he has bought up.
“At the moment he has lifted us once more together with his aim and has made us come again. He’s 17 years previous and what he’s doing is what we’re asking of him.”
For all their attacking brilliance, nonetheless, Barcelona have conceded seven targets of their final two video games and Flick accepts that’s an space through which his staff are generally missing.
He added: “We’ve to enhance rather a lot in defence, be extra secure. Once we press properly every little thing works, however while you make a mistake, as within the first aim of the match, the state of affairs will get difficult.
“However the gamers have labored properly collectively. At the moment we had an necessary problem, dealing with very quick gamers. We’ve to enhance some defensive points, however with video games each three days, typically you possibly can’t put together the best way you need in coaching.”
Liga race could possibly be accomplished this week
If Madrid drop factors at dwelling to Actual Mallorca on Wednesday night time, La Liga will probably be over.
If Madrid win, Barca can have the possibility to say the title within the derby at Espanyol 24 hours later.
Flick mentioned: “I nonetheless don’t really feel like a champion. It’s true that we’re in a superb place. It might be good to win three titles, however we nonetheless want yet one more victory, and all of the rivals need to win towards us.”
