Barcelona boss Hansi Flick reveals Lamine Yamal status ahead of Valencia clash

[p]The 19-year-old winger did not train with his teammates on Saturday but instead worked by himself at the training ground.[/p][p]"[b]For tomorrow we have to wait, I cannot say it today[/b]," Flick told reporters on Saturday.[/p][p]"[b]We have to decide if it's better that he rests or he starts from the beginning, I'll speak with him and we'll decide that[/b].[/p][p]"Lamine is a player who likes to play football."[/p][image alt="Win probability" id="e8addd19-2daa-4a5b-84e2-805559db3d50" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="81426267-950a-47fb-857f-1a771aac1a9e" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Flick said [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lamine-yamal/lAt3vEub/"]Lamine[/a] will travel with the team to Mestalla stadium, where [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barca[/a] are looking to continue their 100 percent start to the season.[/p][p]"He trained separately and everything was good, he will travel with us tomorrow," said Flick.[/p][p]"[b]He took a hit and he had some pain so we said it's better that he trains separately[/b]," added the coach.[/p][p]"[b]After the training he said everything was good so he will travel and hopefully he can play tomorrow[/b]."[/p][p]Lamine impressed in the 5-2 win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rayo-vallecano/8bcjFy6O/"]Rayo Vallecano[/a] on Monday, netting his first two goals of the season.[/p][p]Rivals [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a] slipped up in a 1-0 defeat at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/betis/vJbTeCGP/"]Real Betis[/a] on Friday, giving champions Barca the chance to establish themselves as sole league leaders.[/p][p]"[b]When you see the game yesterday, Real Madrid also played well... they had big, big chances[/b]," said Flick.[/p][embed guid="013f61a7-ad19-4c84-81c7-42c1aedbb366" url="https://x.com/FCBarcelona/status/2096191805431717891" social-type="twitter" /][p]"[b]This is football, (slipping up) can always happen. For us it's important that we focus on ourselves[/b]."[/p][p]New arrival [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gabriel-jesus/viMb6g9n/"]Gabriel Jesus[/a] is likely to begin on the bench with winger [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/raphinha/xtBsDPam/"]Raphinha[/a] staying as the starting striker after notching five goals in three games playing out of position.[/p][p]"[b]In this moment (Raphinha) is doing really great[/b]," explained Flick.[/p][p]"[b]He's the best option for us at the moment in this position[/b]."[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/barcelona-SKbpVP5K/valencia-CQeaytrD/?mid=MFH8mVvQ"]Follow Valencia vs Barcelona with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]