"A lot of players, when we change them, they are not happy. I was also a player and maybe sometimes I did not show the right reaction, but it's like that. It's emotion. For me, Cucurella is one of the best left-backs in the world. It's not easy to play him, he's very smart, very intelligent in the defence. The next step now for Lamine is to show again it's not about this match, forget it. Alavés is now the important thing and he has to show his best performance, his best level."
"Yamal, 18, was kept quiet during Barça's 3-0 Champions League loss at Stamford Bridge, leading Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sánchez to declare Cucurella had "pocketed" his international teammate."
"Flick conceded the result was hard to take for him and his players, but he remains positive looking forward and told the "experts" that continue to question his team's tactics that they have "no idea.""
Lamine Yamal was kept quiet in Barcelona's 3-0 Champions League defeat at Stamford Bridge and was substituted in the 80th minute after appearing upset. Hansi Flick downplayed the reaction, described the substitution as an emotional response and praised Marc Cucurella as one of the best left-backs, urging Yamal to forget the match and concentrate on the home fixtures against Alavés and Atlético Madrid. Yamal has six goals and seven assists in 13 appearances this season. Barcelona's defending was criticised as Chelsea scored three times and had three goals disallowed, leaving Barça 18th in the Champions League standings. Flick called the result hard to take but said critics have "no idea."
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