Flick: Yamal is the best in the world after Messi, and it was an important match
Thursday 16-01-2025
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick appeared in a press conference, after qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Spanish King’s Cup, by defeating Betis 5-1.

The coach said: “Today’s match was very important for us. We returned from a trip, we trained yesterday.” Only because we couldn't do that on Monday and I'm happy with the performance we gave.

He continued: "Olmo can play as a striker and he has done that with the national team. We spoke. Lewandowski was not an option today because we wanted to." To get some rest. I think the match was fun for us.” He continued: “Javi said after the match that Yamal is the best player in the world after Messi. What do you think? Javi is emotional, so I say yes, he is having a good time Great. We have to take care of him, but it's great."

And he continued: "Pedry? These guys from La Masia are amazing, the way they play, it's nice to see how they match up. If we look at the data, We find that it always travels many kilometers. Sometimes the battle is difficult and we need it.

And about the future of Araujo: “Ronald will stay, yes he has a contract for another year and a half. I never doubted it. Let's see what the future holds. So far, we have seen people celebrating his return.”

. Regarding the exclusion of Ansu Fati: “The team is in good condition, we have fewer injured players, and I have to make the decision based on what I see in training. I said that yesterday, he started well, and in pre-season he got injured, and then again. You have to practice and show that you are improving. This is the situation.”

He concluded: “Is Lewandowski okay? Yes, we preferred to rest him today.”

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