Barcelona: Raphinha and Pedri, injured, do not return vs Mallorca
The Barcelona coach praised the level of Lamine Yamal and ruled out Raphinha for this Saturday’s match against Mallorca
BARCELONA — Raphinha and Pedri, injured, will continue to be casualties for the party that Barcelona will dispute before the Majorca this Saturday at the renovated Spotify Camp Nou.
Asked about the expected return of two of his most important players, flick did not want to set deadlines before Barcelona vs Mallorca.
“With Raphinha we have to wait. When he feels he can train he will return to the group, but we have to be calm and go step by step.”
About Pedriwho was injured in Prague on January 21 and who the club reported would be out for approximately a month, did not want to put any more haste in his recovery than necessary:
“I don’t know when he’ll play again, but he’s on the right track.”
The other injuries that Barça will have against Mallorca will be Gavi and Andreas Christensen, long-term absences, who continue to progress in their recovery processes.
The improvement of Lamine Yamal is being the best news for Barcelona at the beginning of the year. Asked about this, Flick revealed the key to his improvement:
“The most important thing is that he enjoys playing, and he is doing so. We want to help him continue growing. He is focused, it shows in the games, now he is also scoring goals.”
“For me the most important thing is that he trains like a champion. He is very intelligent, on and off the field. When you train at 100% you can be at 100% in the games, and that is what I want to see with him. He is incredibly talented, in everything else we have to help him,” Flick said about Barcelona’s ’10’.
On Lewandowski’s future
Robert Lewandowski, whose contract expires at the end of the season, was another of the topics that Flick spoke about in the Ciutat Esportiva press room:
“Of course we have talked about his situation. I want him to enjoy this season and I don’t know what will happen later, but now he is doing a great job. I know he wants to play more, but that’s fine, he loves playing for Barça and we’ll see what happens later, but now is not the time.”
