"Yamal was replaced by Roony Bardghji in the 89th minute of the league-phase game. He walked off with a serious expression and appeared to be complaining to himself. He also didn't look happy after getting back to the bench. "We changed Lamine with a few minutes to go because he was booked and it was late," Flick said. "If he was a bit annoyed, then I fully understand and I like it. I was a player too. It's fully acceptable, not a problem.""
"His cross led to Jules Koundé's second goal in the 53rd to give Barcelona the come-from-behind victory after the visitors had gone ahead in the 21st. Koundé also scored in the 50th. The 18-year-old Yamal has produced more goal involvements -- assists and goals -- than any other player aged under 19 in Champions League history from group stage or league phase to final, according to UEFA. He has 14 -- seven goals and seven assists. That is one more than Kylian Mbappé's previous record of 13 -- 10 goals and three assists."
"Koundé said it was "fun" to be able to make many forays into the attack on Tuesday. "My first job is to defend well so I have to keep a balance," he said. "And there are games when we play against a back five -- today Frankfurt were very deep, so you have to attack the spaces in behind, which is what I tried to do. I had success with those two goals.""
Barcelona rallied to a 2-1 Champions League win over Eintracht Frankfurt after conceding early. Lamine Yamal was substituted in the 89th minute, left the field appearing annoyed and had previously received a yellow card that will rule him out of the next European fixture. Yamal's cross set up Jules Koundé's second goal; Koundé also scored in the 50th. The 18-year-old Yamal now has 14 Champions League goal involvements, surpassing Kylian Mbappé's under-19 record. Barcelona have conceded first in five straight matches but have rallied to victories in their last four games.
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