Overview
- Pedri came on at half-time and set up the winner, with Hansi Flick saying the midfielder "makes everyone better" and that he changed the game.
- Lamine Yamal’s San Mamés strike took him to 50 career goals at 18 years and 237 days, a younger age than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo reached the mark.
- Barcelona confirmed Alejandro Balde and Jules Kounde have sustained injuries that will sideline them for weeks, thinning options across the back line.
- Four players — Lamine Yamal, Marc Casado, Gerard Martin and Fermin Lopez — enter the Champions League first leg one booking away from missing the return match.
- Flick highlighted 19-year-old Pau Cubarsi’s recent displays, saying the defender is operating on a comparable level to Yamal in his position.