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Hansi Flick hailed the affect 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 regarded 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 vogue.
Yamal netted the equaliser with one other second of particular person brilliance, including to Eric Garcia’s purpose, 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 cover his admiration for {the teenager} for the way in which he, and his team-mates, bounced again from their Champions League elimination at Inter Milan in midweek.
The German stated: “He’s doing very properly. He’s assured, he believes in what he does and he’s very good. For me the essential factor was that after the Milan defeat, my gamers received up, regarded ahead and he’s an instance of a participant who has carried out it, he has received up.
“Right now he has lifted us once more together with his purpose 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, nevertheless, Barcelona have conceded seven targets of their final two video games and Flick accepts that’s an space through which his workforce are typically missing.
He added: “We have now to enhance so much in defence, be extra steady. Once we press properly all the pieces works, however if you make a mistake, as within the first purpose of the match, the state of affairs will get difficult.
“However the gamers have labored properly collectively. Right now we had an essential problem, dealing with very quick gamers. We have now to enhance some defensive elements, however with video games each three days, typically you’ll be able to’t put together the way in which you need in coaching.”
Liga race may very well be carried out this week
If Madrid drop factors at residence 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 stated: “I nonetheless don’t really feel like a champion. It’s true that we’re in place. It could be good to win three titles, however we nonetheless want yet another victory, and all of the rivals wish to win towards us.”