About Lamine Yamal, the coach said: "Lamine is a footballer who has had an extraordinary experience and put in a fantastic performance. He has matured a lot, worked hard for the team, and has always put the collective good before his own interests. He is a great footballer, very young, still developing, but this experience will make him even better in the future. His development has gone according to plan. He was coming off a spell on the sidelines and has done a marvellous job."
These remarks underline both Barcelona players’ importance to Spain’s success and the coach’s confidence in their future development.
