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In a press conference ahead of tomorrow’s Spanish Super Cup semi-final against Athletic Club, Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has confirmed that key winger Lamine Yamal is ready to play.
The 17-year-old sensation missed the Catalans’ final game of 2024 against Atletico Madrid due to an ankle injury, while he sat out the cup tie against Barbastro last week.
Lamine has already been training for a few days and that is why he was called up for the Super Cup, and the coach has already confirmed that he is ready to play.
“I think he has trained three or four times. He is ready, he can play tomorrow.” said the Barcelona coach.
However, at the same time, Flick confirmed that Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor were unlikely to be registered in time to play against Athletic Club tomorrow night.
“I don’t think it will happen tomorrow, but we will wait. “The only thing we can do now is wait.” the manager said.
When asked if the whole registration saga had complicated things in the locker room, Flick replied:
“As I said before, it is not so easy for us not to have two very important players for us. They have improved a lot. Dani Olmo is an excellent player, of course we miss him.
“But we have to continue. Of course it will affect us, but it will give us the opportunity to be more united as a team. We have to show that we are a team.”
On whether the situation will affect Barcelona’s future efforts in the transfer market and make players afraid to join them, Flick said:
“I don’t know. What I can say is that we know what the situation is and how big this club is. When you know that, you sign for sure. It’s fantastic to be able to work with people like that.”
Athletic Club and the Super Cup
Regarding facing Athletic Club and how it will be a difficult opponent, the Barcelona coach explained:
“Playing against Athletic is always complicated. It is a very good team, it has very good players and a very good philosophy. It’s good to see them play. They have very fast players and they play very well. It will be a very good game.”
After being told that Athletic Club’s star winger Nico Williams is a doubt for the match due to a physical problem, Flick insisted that the Basque club is not about just one player.
“I didn’t know, thank you very much for the information. “They have a great team, they don’t depend on just one player.” he commented.
Finally, speaking about what it would mean for him and Barcelona to win the Spanish Super Cup, Flick said:
“I feel that the team is prepared and has the strength to focus only on this. We have to focus on tomorrow’s game and win it. In the end, when we win titles, it is very important for us and means a lot. “We are ready to show it by playing a very good game.”
Source: AS
