Barcelona are in an unimaginable second, and that was made clear in . Hansi Flick’s aspect got here from 2-0 down within the ultimate 20 minutes to safe the three factors on the Metropolitano, and that continued their unbeaten begin to 2025.
This bodes effectively for Barcelona ending the season with a number of honours. They’ve already received the Spanish Tremendous Cup, however with La Liga, the Champions League and the Copa del Rey are nonetheless in play. And the Catalans will definitely be going for the whole lot.
That has been made clear by Lamine Yamal, , throughout an interview with , and within the eyes of the 17-year-old, his aspect are favourites to win the Champions League.
“There isn’t any group to worry. I already stated that within the Champions League, Liverpool have been the favourites as a result of they completed first within the preliminary part after which we got here. I’m not afraid of any group. We’re those who do essentially the most harm to Actual Madrid and vice versa. Should you suppose you’re not the favorite, you then begin to lose. You don’t suppose that they’ll beat you. You suppose that you’re the perfect group, the one which performs the perfect and has the perfect likelihood of profitable.”
Lamine Yamal additionally spoke on how totally different the present aspect feels in comparison with final season, and the impact that Flick has had on the primary group.
“I do have this sense of being a part of a profitable group. Final yr the match towards Atletico Madrid, a sport like Sunday’s, we didn’t shut it out. Identical to towards Benfica. We now have the sensation of being a profitable group, which needs increasingly. (Flick) has put in our minds that an important factor is depth, that we battle for one another, that we give the whole lot for the shirt, for the gamers, for the followers, for the household… We should all the time have the need to win.”