The Barcelona boss says that Yamal has picked up a knock but isn’t ruling the teenager out of the match at Mestalla just yet.
“He trained separately. He’s fine. He’ll travel. We’ll see,” he told a pre-match press conference. “He had pain from a knock and is training separately. But he says he’s fine and could play tomorrow.
“We have to wait to see if he plays tomorrow. We’ll decide. I don’t know if he’ll rest or not. He wants to play. He doesn’t like to train separately. He’s in very good shape. His mentality and morale are improved. In the last match, he was outstanding. For him, playing is better than training. It’s the right thing for him to start so he can recover; I think it was good that he started the first three matches.”
“He trained separately. He’s fine. He’ll travel. We’ll see,” he told a pre-match press conference. “He had pain from a knock and is training separately. But he says he’s fine and could play tomorrow.
“We have to wait to see if he plays tomorrow. We’ll decide. I don’t know if he’ll rest or not. He wants to play. He doesn’t like to train separately. He’s in very good shape. His mentality and morale are improved. In the last match, he was outstanding. For him, playing is better than training. It’s the right thing for him to start so he can recover; I think it was good that he started the first three matches.”
Flick also warned his players against complacency after seeing Real Madrid suffer their first defeat of the season on Friday night against Real Betis.
“It’s football, anything can happen. We have to focus our efforts where they matter. It will be tough. But we want to win. And we know it won’t be easy,” he added.
“When I watch training I always think that the quality of the team is very good, how we press, pass and compete. In each rondo you can see that it is the highest level but in the end the important thing is to win the titles in Barcelona. The quality of the squad is top.”
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“It’s football, anything can happen. We have to focus our efforts where they matter. It will be tough. But we want to win. And we know it won’t be easy,” he added.
“When I watch training I always think that the quality of the team is very good, how we press, pass and compete. In each rondo you can see that it is the highest level but in the end the important thing is to win the titles in Barcelona. The quality of the squad is top.”
Barcelona have won their first three games of the season, while Valencia are yet to pick up a victory and have just one point so far.
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