Lamine Yamal praised after Barcelona Edge closer to the title with a 4-3 clasico victory over Real Madrid
Hansi Flick praised the impact of Lamine Yamal after the 17-year-old helped to inspire Barcelona to a 4-3 victory against Real Madrid in an absorbing clasico this afternoon.
By dragging 2-0 to the double of the kylian mbappe double, it seemed that Madrid was going to reduce the advance of Barça at the top of the table at a solitary point before the local team ripposte in a devastating way.
Yamal marked the equalizer with another moment of individual radiance, adding to the objective of Eric Garcia, before two strikes of Raphinha saw Barça establishing an advantage of 4-2.
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Mbappe half reduced the deficit by finishing its hat -trick and the two parties had goals prohibited deep in injury time while Barça was holding to move to a Liga title victory.
Yamal raised us – Flick
Asked about Yamal, Flick could not hide his admiration for the teenager for the way he and his teammates rebounded their elimination from the Champions League at Inter Milan in the middle of the week.
The German said: “He is doing very well. He is confident, he believes in what he does and he is very intelligent. For me, the important thing was that after the defeat of Milan, my players got up, awaited impatiently and he is an example of a player who did it, he got up.
“Today, he has raised us again with his goal and brought us back. He is 17 years old and what he does is what we ask him. ”
Despite all their attacking shine, however, Barcelona conceded seven goals in their last two games and Flick accepts that it is an area in which his team is sometimes lacking.
He added: “We have to improve a lot in defense, be more stable. When we press well, everything works, but when you make a mistake, as in the first objective of the match, the situation is complicated.
“But the players worked well collectively. Today, we have had an important challenge, faced with very fast players. We must improve certain defensive aspects, but with games every three days, you can not prepare the way you want training.”
Liga Race could be done this week
If Madrid deposits points at home in Real Madire de Mallorca on Wednesday evening, the Liga will be finished.
If Madrid wins, Barça will have the chance to win the title in the derby in Espanyol 24 hours later.
Flick said: “I still don’t feel like a champion. It is true that we are in good position. It would be good to win three titles, but we still need one more victory, and all the rivals want to win against us.”
