The head coach of Barcelona, Hans-Dieter Flick, explained why he decided to leave the Blaugrana striker Robert Lewandowski on the bench for the match against Mallorca.
— My decision was obvious. Yesterday, nobody predicted that Lewandowski would be left out of the lineup. But today, I had a feeling that he should stay on the bench. He needed to rest; he has spent quite a lot of minutes this season.
We also discussed something similar with Raphinha, but you have already seen what performance he had. We will see when we can also give him a rest, — said Hans-Dieter Flick.