Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has called for a stronger defensive performance from young right-winger Lamine Yamal. The Spanish attacker will be Barcelona’s go-to player against the defending Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday. Flick’s warning to Yamal takes greater importance considering the Parisians have won their last two away encounters at Camp Nou, and could become the first team to pick three away wins at Barcelona in a major European competition.

Speaking about the intense media blitz over Yamal, Flick tried to downplay the attention that the Spaniard has been accumulating. At the Champions League presser ahead of the game, Flick said, “For me, hyping a player up so much isn’t good. We’re focused on working hard. He’s talented and can go very high, and he can

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