Hansi Flick talks Lamine Yamal, Kylian Mbappé, and Eric Garcia vs Frenkie de Jong ahead of Spanish Super Cup final against Real Madrid

Barcelona supervisor Hansi Flick spoke to the press in Saudi Arabia forward of Sunday’s Spanish Tremendous Cup Remaining towards Actual Madrid, as Barça search for their first El Clásico win of the season to defend their Supercopa crown towards their everlasting rivals.

Flick spoke about Kylian Mbappé, who is predicted to play after recovering from a minor knee damage, confirmed that Lamine Yamal is able to begin on Sunday after taking part in solely 20 minutes within the semi-final towards Athletic Membership because of sickness, and likewise talked concerning the choice of beginning both Eric Garcia or Frenkie de Jong in midfield towards Los Blancos.

Right here’s a abstract of the very best quotes from Hansi’s presser:

Kylian Mbappé”At present, Mbappé is the very best striker. He has scored a variety of objectives and has world-class expertise. We watched the semi-finals collectively, the entire crew.

“What number of Clásicos have we performed within the final yr and a half? And what number of have we misplaced? We’ve misplaced one. That’s what it’s about. I do know Mbappé is a implausible participant and that he’s phenomenal when he has area behind the protection. We’ll adapt some issues, as we all the time do. However not particularly due to Mbappé. We’re targeted on our philosophy, on our concepts.”

Lamine Yamal“Sure [he can start]all of the gamers are able to be on the crew. It’s nice to have everybody collectively. Particularly Gavi and Christensen.

“We’ll determine [the starting XI] after the final coaching session. The vital factor is that now we have choices in each place, and so they’re all good. Everybody desires to play and be a starter. The secret’s the crew. We’ve to make the correct choice.”

Eric or Frenkie in midfield“I used to be more than happy with Wednesday’s efficiency. However we additionally produce other choices. Frenkie and Eric can play. Gerard is having a implausible season. At the moment now we have our closing coaching session; we’ll see what we want. Everybody is obtainable. We’ll determine then.”