India, May 3 -- Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has made it clear that Lamine Yamal has to put in a lot of hard work to reach the level of football GOATs Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The 17-year-old Barcelona winger has taken the footballing world by storm this year and is one of the prime contenders to win the coveted Ballon d'Or. He recently produced big-match performances against Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final and vs Inter Milan in the first leg of UCL semis.

He is going to play a pivotal role in Barca's final leg of the season, where they are competing for both La Liga and UCL.

Ahead of Saturday's LaLiga game against Real Valladolid, the reporter asked Hansi Flick what the next step is for Yamal.

"He knows what I want f...