"We have taken seven points of a possible nine in difficult stadiums. We haven't played at home yet. I don't believe it has anything to do with that but rather it wasn't our game. We didn't start with the right intensity. It's true we made lots of mistakes but it can happen. We just have to recover our level as soon as possible and we ready for the next game."
"Obviously every player wants to win the Ballon d'Or, and anyone who says they don't is lying, he said. Being there [shortlisted] at 18, I think is something to be valued, and I hope it happens. We want to win the Champions League. Both [the Ballon d'Or award and Champions League] are both a dream. Especially the Champions League for Barcelona would be incredible."
Hansi Flick warned that player egos could undermine Barcelona after a 1-1 draw at Rayo Vallecano, urging continuity of team unity. Lamine Yamal described those comments as heat-of-the-moment and emphasized recent away results, noting seven points from nine and no home matches yet. Yamal acknowledged a subpar performance, low intensity and mistakes, and called for a quick recovery ahead of the next game. At 18, Yamal already holds LaLiga and Copa del Rey titles and a Euro 2024 winner's medal. He finished eighth in the 2024 Ballon d'Or and affirmed that every player wants to win the award while naming the Champions League as a key dream.
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