Hansi Flick has made his feelings clear after Lamine Yamal hoisted a Palestine flag at Barcelona's trophy parade on Monday.
Barcelona were crowned La Liga champions on Sunday after defeating fierce rivals Real Madrid in El Clasico this weekend.
Barca welcomed Alvaro Arbeloa's side to Camp Nou in the knowledge that a draw or better would be enough to retain the La Liga title.
The Catalan giants raced into a two-goal lead thanks to Marcus Rashford's brilliant free-kick opener and Ferran Torres' goal seven minutes later.
There were no further goals as Barca won 2-0 and became Spanish champions for the 25th time.
Hansi Flick Reacts to Lamine Yamal Holding a Palestine Flag
Hansi Flick
Yamal, considered one of the favourites to win the Ballon d'Or, appeared to show his support for Palestine in their conflict with Israel as he hoisted a Palestine flag during the celebrations.
Barcelona manager Flick was asked to give his thoughts on Yamal's actions, and he wasn't overly impressed, saying that he would prefer the focus on their football achievements and not political statements. He said:
“This I normally don’t like, I spoke with him, and I said if he wants this, he is old enough, he is 18 years old, and its his decision. We are playing football, and you can see, what the people expect from us. When I see the crowd, they were very emotional, tears in their eyes. They were really happy that we won again, this fantastic title, the second in a row, and this is why we are playing football.”
Flick also praised his players. He added, per football-espana: “This is for me the first thing we have to do, to make the people happy. I’m really proud of the players. I told them today, that they played a fantastic season, it was not easy, because we had a lot of injuries, Lamine, Raphinha, Pedri, Frenkie, so it’s amazing what a season we played.
"I said to them that we improved a lot the last two months. This is why we won this title, because we improved a lot with the defence, and I think we are the team with the best goals against record, and nobody expected this in the middle of the season.”
Lamine Yamal Mocks Jude Bellingham After Barcelona's Victory
Lamine Yamal
Lamine Yamal
Yamal mocked Jude Bellingham after Barcelona clinched the La Liga title. In October, after Real Madrid beat Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu, Bellingham wrote on Instagram: "Talk is cheap. HALA MADRID SIEMPRE!!"
Following Barcelona's victory on Sunday, Yamal took to Instagram to write, in English: "Talk is cheap," accompanied by seven crying emojis.
Barcelona have three matches of the season to go. The Catalan giants have accumulated 91 points from their opening 35 games and will reach 100 should they win their final three matches.
Barca will travel to relegation-threatened Alaves on Wednesday, May 13, before welcoming Real Betis to Camp Nou on Sunday, May 17. They conclude the campaign with a trip to Valencia on Saturday, May 23.