{"id":578395,"date":"2026-04-11T18:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T18:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/578395\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T18:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T18:50:10","slug":"hansi-flick-explains-decision-to-start-lamine-yamal-and-pedri-for-barcelona-against-espanyol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/578395\/","title":{"rendered":"Hansi Flick explains decision to start Lamine Yamal and Pedri for Barcelona against Espanyol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"FC Barcelona v Atletico de Madrid - UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Quarter-Final First Leg\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"w91vxg0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8+R8AAtcB6oaHtZcAAAAASUVORK5CYII='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gettyimages-2270450195.jpg\"\/><img alt=\"FC Barcelona v Atletico de Madrid - UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Quarter-Final First Leg\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"w91vxg0\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mN8+R8AAtcB6oaHtZcAAAAASUVORK5CYII='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gettyimages-2270450195.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BARCELONA, SPAIN &#8211; APRIL 08: Hansi Flick, Head Coach of FC Barcelona, speaks to the media during a post match interview following the UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Quarter-Final First Leg match between FC Barcelona and Club Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid at Camp Nou on April 08, 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. 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