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‘I’ll ask the team that question’ - Hansi Flick talks Barcelona’s “challenge” of winning without Lamine Yamal

Lamine Yamal will miss his second consecutive match with an ankle injury when Barcelona face Celta Vigo away from home on Saturday, and the Blaugrana will need to figure out how to win without their teenage superstar.

Barça’s seven-game winning streak came to an end two weeks ago against Real Sociedad without Yamal, and the very few poor moments for the Catalans this season have come when Lamine either missed out or didn’t start.

Hansi Flick was asked if Barça can win without Yamal, and the boss was confident the rest of the team is good enough to find a way to cope with the absence of the 17-year-old phenom.