BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona coach Hansi Flick downplayed Lamine Yamal's reaction to being substituted late in the team's 2-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League on Tuesday.

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.”

Yamal was shown a yellow card in the 56th minute for a foul and will miss the team's next Champions League match.

His cross led to Jules Koundé's second goal in

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