Barcelona ‘doesn’t care’ about the Supercopa final opponent, says Lamine Yamal

Lamine Yamal insists Barcelona “don’t care” who they play in the Supercopa de España final after their victory over Athletic Club.

The 17-year-old scored Barca’s second of the night in a two-goal win, setting up a final on Sunday where they will play the winners of Thursday night’s semi-final between Real Madrid and Mallorca.

“We don’t care who we play in the final,” Yamal said after the match. “We have to come back with the title.

“Athletic are a very physical team. We suffered at the end of the first half, but we knew how to play the game.”

Gavi gave Barcelona the lead in the 17th minute before Yamal added a second seven minutes after the break, with Inaki Williams’ late goal back for Athletic Club ruled out by VAR for an offside call moments after Oscar de Marcos had also seen his effort be rejected by an assistant on the pitch.

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Hansi Flick replaced Yamal in the 63rd minute for Fermin Lopez, but the Barcelona boss downplayed any possibility of an injury risk.

“I know you always keep an eye on Lamine, but we have a team and players to take care of,” Flick said. “He was coming off an injury and we had to take him off after 60 or 65 minutes.”

The Catalan club have won the competition 14 times, more than any other club, but were beaten 4-1 by Madrid in last season’s final.

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