Barcelona expressed great happiness with the clear progress shown by their young star Lamine Yamal, both in terms of technical performance and his readiness to sacrifice for the team. The club confirms that the player has become a model of defensive work and collective commitment, alongside his well-known offensive skills.

Hans Flick, Barcelona's head coach, is distinguished by his ability to redeploy his players according to the team's needs and transform them into multi-role elements. He provided several examples of this, such as using Eric Garcia in different positions and deploying Gerard Martin as a left center-back. However, his most notable recent experiment was against Real Betis, when he decided to give Lamine Yamal the role of the number 10 playmaker, even though the team had not trained for this option before.

Flick said: "I talked to him and asked if he wanted to play as number 10, and he said yes. I am very happy. We had not tried that before. It gives us more options. I liked everything he did, whether in communication, defensive work, or running back. He is growing and developing. He is a wonderful player."

A few weeks ago, Flick criticized some midfield and attacking players, including Lamine, for not committing to pressing duties. However, the young player has shown a significant transformation in recent matches, accepting less offensive involvement in exchange for helping the team defensively. He gave up part of his offensive skills to deny the opponent possession and organize the play.

In the match against Atlético Madrid, Lamine was the player who recovered the ball the most with 9 times, earning great praise from Flick who said: "He is doing a great job, pressing Atlético intensely, helping the team a lot. He has improved both defensively and offensively."

This development convinced Flick to use him as a playmaker against Real Betis. The coach needed to rest Raphinha and Lewandowski, with Olmo absent and Fermin returning from injury. The expected option was to place Roni behind the striker, but Flick preferred to ask Lamine, who immediately agreed to take on the challenge in an important match to maintain the top position.

The decision proved successful, as Lamine Yamal scored a goal from a penalty kick, completed 44 passes with only 3 incorrect, blocked two attempts, touched the ball 85 times, and recovered possession 3 times. Barcelona confirms that they have a true treasure in their young star who continues to develop very rapidly.