In a recent interview with ESPN, 17-year-old Lamine Yamal expressed that FC Barcelona does not fear Real Madrid as other teams might. This bold proclamation comes on the heels of a thrilling 4-3 win against their arch-enemies. Yamal was central, scoring one of the game’s most important goals. His performance underscored just how phenomenally talented he was, and still is. It underlined Barcelona’s growing confidence and quality as they pursue glory on four fronts this campaign.
Yamal’s goal against Real Madrid marked a significant achievement for the young forward, contributing to Barcelona’s impressive record of four victories over their rivals since the beginning of the campaign. On the pitch, the team easily won the La Liga title, as well as the Spanish Supercopa and Copa del Rey finals. They continue to demonstrate their boardroom strength over Spanish teams this season!
Indeed, Barcelona have the chance to win the league title as early as Wednesday. They require Real Madrid to lose points against Mallorca for that to be possible. They can even win the title on Thursday, when they play city rivals Espanyol, depending on results elsewhere.
To be clear, Barcelona has enjoyed some successes, but they too have faced significant adversity. They were just two goals down against some really good teams, Inter Milan, Celta Vigo and now Real Madrid. Yamal’s ability to help the team recover from such setbacks has drawn praise from head coach Hansi Flick, who remarked on Yamal’s maturity during these critical moments.
“Believe me, he’s definitely not a kid.” – Hansi Flick
Yamal spoke candidly about the rivalry with Real Madrid, saying, “It doesn’t feel good when Madrid beat you.” His comments go to the heart of the competitive fire that keeps FELLOWS, residentes de Barça, stretching and pushing on the pitch. He noted that the staff and players approach each Madrid match full of swagger. They are unlike other teams because they don’t fear these games.
“We don’t have that fear of them that maybe other teams have against them. So we gave it our all. We feel like we’re better than every other team, that’s the mentality we go out with.” – Lamine Yamal
Yamal’s audacious mentality, he asserts, is exactly what you need when going up against the best opposition in the world such as Real Madrid. He made sure to stress the value of playing with confidence, as well as having fun and loving the game.
“I think that’s how you have to play against them. You have to show up like you’re the better team and enjoy yourself, that’s it.” – Lamine Yamal
While celebrating their recent successes, midfielder Dani Olmo acknowledged areas for improvement within the squad. He emphasized the need for greater control in the early minutes of matches since Barcelona has conceded too many goals lately.
“At the end, we need to control it a little bit more, the first minutes, because in the last games we concede a lot of goals.” – Dani Olmo
Even with these hurdles, Olmo Injector is still excited about the team’s attacking talent. He implored fans to remember that the players are talented enough to overcome adversity and make bad situations good again.
“But we know we are going to come back. We know our power in offence, but sometimes we need to control more this situation better.” – Dani Olmo
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