"Of course, Fermin is now ready to play 45 minutes, and that's what we were thinking about before the match - maybe we could bring him on, and I think that was the right decision. Sometimes at halftime, you have an additional option to change players. So, if you're convinced by the situation and that you need to make the change, you have to do it, and that's exactly what we did today,"
"As for Lamine, it was clear, and the same for Pedri. Pedri has played a lot of matches and logged a large number of minutes, and we need to take care of him-we have to look after him,"
"Sometimes things are like that, so we made that decision and it worked out well, and from my point of view, it was also a great thing,"
Barcelona secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Girona thanks to a late Ronald Araujo goal, maintaining pressure on league leaders Real Madrid. Pedri acknowledged the team were not at their best during the match. Manager Hansi Flick explained his frequent halftime changes as necessary tactical decisions and highlighted Fermin's readiness to play 45 minutes. Flick confirmed Lamine Yamal was always intended to play around an hour, and that Pedri needed rest after many minutes across matches. Flick said the substitutions were made to protect players and that the decisions ultimately had a positive outcome.
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