Lamine Yamal getting back to ‘top level’, Barcelona coach Flick says

Teenager struggled in Barca’s La Liga start at Elche but improves against Athletic Bilbao, according to Hansi Flick.Published On 30 Aug 202630 Aug 2026Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has indicated that teenage star Lamine Yamal is finding his way back to his “top level” before Monday’s La Liga clash against Rayo Vallecano.The 19-year-old struggled in Barca’s first match of the season at Elche but improved against Athletic Bilbao in the second, Flick said, although he did not find the net.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Can Barca do a ‘three-peat’ or will Real bounce back? La Liga returnslist 2 of 4La Liga: Five key talking points heading into Barcelona’s 2026-27 seasonlist 3 of 4Raphinha scores again as Barcelona ease past Athletic Club in La Ligalist 4 of 4Barcelona scraps Spain World Cup tribute amid fans’ Catalan flag supportend of list“I know everyone is worried about how is Lamine, how is he doing. And of course, look at his situation – he played a World Cup after a huge injury,” Flick told reporters on Sunday.Flick said the Spanish World Cup winner is returning to his best, which Yamal has not hit since suffering a hamstring injury in April.The winger returned at th...