Barcelona supervisor Hansi Flick was filled with reward for the returning Lamine Yamal, who made his first begin in nearly a month throughout a 5-1 win in opposition to Mallorca on Tuesday.
Yamal had been sidelined since limping off with an ankle damage on the finish of a Champions League tie with Pink Star on 6 November. The 17-year-old got here off the bench for the second half of Las Palmas’ go to to Catalonia on Saturday, however failed to assist his facet keep away from a 2-1 defeat.
Flick’s facet recorded one draw and two defeats from three league video games with out Yamal within the beginning XI. After boasting a nine-point lead above Actual Madrid, the hole had shrunk to a single level by the point their teenage star returned in midweek.
Whereas high scorer Robert Lewandowski was rested, Yamal shone at Son Moix. The Spain worldwide received the penalty which Raphinha transformed to fireplace Barcelona right into a 2-1 lead and offered an audacious outdoors of the boot move for the Brazilian to nab his second of the night on the island.
“He is at all times essential,” Flick gushed following the 5-1 away win, “he makes the distinction. He may have scored one or two objectives. He performed very effectively, he assisted… he has nice high quality. We’d like him.”
Yamal was additionally in excessive spirits after a return to successful methods. “It’s a essential victory for the crew, we wanted to win once more,” he instructed Esport3.
“Within the Champions League we had been doing very effectively, however within the league we had been dropping very foolish factors. The victory is essential for everybody and the objectives for individuals who play much less additionally give them a variety of confidence.”
The record-breaking teen has completed effectively to keep away from damage all through his embryonic profession regardless of being thrown into first-team soccer at such an early age. Given their dire file with out him, Barcelona followers can have been happy to listen to Yamal’s constructive replace on his health. “The ankle is okay,” he assured followers post-match, “and I’m able to play as many video games as crucial.”