Hansi Flick has yet to decide on a replacement for the injured Lamine Yamal for Saturday’s game against Atletico Madrid.
Barcelona boss Hansi Flick has revealed he has not yet decided on a replacement for Lamine Yamal, with the 17-year-old winger set to be out for three to four weeks with a right ankle problem, Mundo Deportivo reported on Friday.
‘We have to accept this injury and he cannot play. We have many options to replace him, but we haven’t made a decision yet,’ Flick said.
Asked if Andreas Christensen, who returned to training this week, would be available for the clash with Atletico, the German coach replied: ‘Christensen will not be in the squad tomorrow.’
Flick also explained his decision to give his players two days to recover after last week’s 1-0 defeat to Leganes, saying: ‘Sometimes you make decisions like this. Looking back, we hardly had a rest. We needed to clear our minds and we think it was a good decision. We trained very well since then, so I think it was a good decision. ‘
Asked about the dynamics of the team ahead of Saturday’s game. Flick said: ‘We lost great players and only signed โปรโมชั่น ufabet Olmo and Pau Victor. The team is growing a lot and at the end we are not happy with the situation of the club but we will fight until the end.’
‘It’s not easy, but we want to win every trophy and we have to start by winning tomorrow.’
Asked about the controversial decision to remove Robert Lewandowski from the last game to replace him with Ferran Torres, Flick explained: ‘In this situation, you have to make a decision. Ferran played very well in the previous game and after the game everything was clear and better. ‘