According to AS, Barcelona have scored 8 goals from outside the box this season, with Yamal alone contributing 4 of them, exactly half the team's total.
Barcelona under Flick do not rely only on teamwork, winger speed or late runs from midfield to break down opponents. Long-range shooting has also become an important attacking weapon. So far this season, Barça have scored 8 goals from outside the box, and the most prominent contributor is Yamal.
The Barcelona No. 10 has scored 4 of those 8 goals, exactly half, with 3 coming in the league and 1 in the Champions League. The figures show that long-range shooting has become a regular weapon for Flick's side, one that had largely disappeared after Messi left Barcelona. Besides Yamal, the other players to have scored from distance this season are Adeyemi, Gordon, Olmo and Cancelo.
The statistic matters for Barcelona. When opponents condense space and restrict play through the middle, Flick's team has players who can settle attacks with individual skill, specifically long-range shots, and few have that ability more than Yamal.
Last season, Barcelona scored 15 goals from outside the box in the league, one fewer than the 16 in 2024/25. In 2023/24 the team scored 10 long-range goals and in 2022/23 only 5. In 2021/22, the first season without Messi, the total was 8. In 2020/21 it was 17, 10 of which came from Messi.