VIDEO SHOWS: BARCELONA COACH HANSI FLICK PRESS CONFERENCE AND TEAM TRAINING RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: BARCELONA, SPAIN (OCTOBER 4, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. BARCELONA COACH HANSI FLICK WALKS INTO PRESS CONFERENCE 2. PHOTOGRAPHER 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) HANSI FLICK, BARCELONA COACH, SAYING: "This is, the situation was after the last international break, when Lamine (Yamal) came back, it was like that. And I, from my side, it's like that, that I want to protect also my player. I want to support him and this is what this is, but it's done, it's done now. So a lot of things have happened and so this is, for me, really done. I have no bad things about this situation and this happens in football of course, we know it and I also know it from the other side. So it's also not easy for him, it's not easy for me, but you also have to understand that I have to protect my players. So this is the reason why I make it so in this the situation to go here, make it a little bit louder than normally I want to do it, but at the end it's done, it's done now. So for me it's over and now we have to manage it on both sides, so it's just like that." 4. PRESS CONFERENCE 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) HANSI FLICK, BARCELONA COACH, TALKING ABOUT LAMAL'S INJURY, SAYING: "With this injury, it's not so easy like a muscle. We have this experience with the muscles, the coaches, the therapists, but with this kind of injury, it's not easy to say now, okay. He can play in two weeks, in three weeks, or four weeks, or he's able to play at the Clasico. This is not possible. So we have to wait and how I said before, we have to manage his load. Also, he trains with our recovery team and so this is the next weeks here with them. And so we go step by step and have to see how his evolution is." 6. FLICK IN CAMERA VIEWFINDER 7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) HANSI FLICK, BARCELONA COACH, SAYING: "The game against Sevilla is very important for us, so we want to win three points there. I know it's difficult, but we are able to do this. And I think also the mood, everyone is disappointed about the defeat (to PSG in the Champions League) and also when we analyse the situation, so it's like that. We have to play in some situations smarter, intelligently, more intelligently, so it's for me the reason. It's always, we always speak about the structure, to be one unit and from there then you can press. It's like that, we have to learn it and of course we will do this." 8. PRESS CONFERENCE 9. FLICK LEAVING PRESS CONFERENCE 10. FLICK WALKING OUT FOR TRAINING SESSION 11. ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI WALKING OUT 12. GOALKEEPERS TRAINING 13. PLAYERS WALKING OUT 14. FLICK TALKING WITH ASSISTANTS 15. PLAYERS IN A GROUP 16. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS WITH SPRINKLERS 17. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS TRAINING 18. FLICK WITH ASSISTANTS 19. PLAYERS TRAINING 20. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS IN A HUDDLE 21. MIDFIELDER FRENKIE DE JONG PUTTING ON BIB 22. PRACTICE SESSION STORY: Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said on Saturday (October 4) that it is important to protect Lamine Yamal after he had criticised the Spanish national team for their handling of the 18-year-old. Barcelona, who travel to play Sevilla on Sunday (October 5), announced on Friday that Yamal will be sidelined for "two to three weeks" after aggravating a groin injury. The winger, who had been called up for Spain's World Cup qualifying matches against Georgia and Bulgaria next week, will not be part of the national team squad after the issue flared up following Wednesday's (October 1) 2-1 Champions League loss to Paris St Germain. This latest setback resurrects an injury saga that has already seen Yamal miss four games this season. He originally sustained the injury during September's international break when Spain faced Turkey and Bulgaria, igniting a spat between club and country. The timing is particularly cruel for Yamal, who had just returned from his previous three-week layoff to help Barcelona beat Real Sociedad last weekend before playing the full 90 minutes against PSG. Yamal has managed five appearances for Barca this season, scoring two goals. (Production: Andy Ragg)
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