Overview

• Hansi Flick cautioned after the draw that Barcelona must put the collective first, warning that “egos kill success.”
• Lamine Yamal countered that the problem is a slow start in intensity, noting seven points from nine in three away fixtures and urging a return to last season’s level.
• Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente defended Yamal, highlighting the heavy media pressure on an 18-year-old and praising his maturity and work ethic.
• Real Madrid’s Dani Carvajal also urged understanding for Yamal’s age and profile, and he called recent La Liga refereeing calls difficult but largely consistent with guidance.
• Yamal acknowledged heightened off-field scrutiny, insisted he focuses on his inner circle, and has begun La Liga with two goals and two assists.