Lamine Yamal It’s always news in the Barcelona in every meeting and training, but tonight, in the Spotify Camp Nouhis figure becomes even more relevant. The extreme reaches the compromise of the Champions with an added bonus: he is going through a scoring streak in the top continental competition and was left with the regret of not scoring in the Metropolitan five days ago. Furthermore, the challenge will also be for the Atlético de Madridsince stopping the winger in Saturday’s game cost him an expulsion for a double yellow and another card.
Lamine Yamal is enjoying this edition of the Champions. He has scored in five of the eight games he has played this season and has found the net in the last three (Copenhagen and the two duels against him Newcastle). In addition, he has distributed four assists. Curiously, in the two games in which he did not directly or indirectly participate in a goal—against PSG and Chelsea-, he Barcelona fell defeated.
Flick: “I have told Lamine that he can make mistakes, I will protect him”
The winger also arrives with the desire to reunite with the goal. Chain two matches, both of LaLigawithout marking or assisting. So far, his worst streak this season without participating in the team’s goals is three consecutive games (against Spanish and the two of the Super Cup). The player wants to leave that bad taste in his mouth behind.
Extra motivation
Precisely, the image of Lamine Yamal in it Metropolitanwithout celebrating the victory of Lewandowski and showing his anger at the end of the game, he went around the world. As the coach himself explained, the player was frustrated because he tried every possible way without finding the goal. Hence, he faces tonight’s clash with extra motivation.
Lamine prepares the match against Atlético… Dabbing with a tennis ball!
But the challenge will not only be for Lamine Yamal; it will also be for him Athletic. Despite the anger of the extreme Rocafonda after the last league match in the Metropolitanthe truth is that it caused the expulsion for a double yellow card Nico Gonzalez in the addition of the first half, in addition to another card for Lenglet in the 53rd minute. Stopping the youth squad took a toll on the Madrid team.
The return is in danger
However, the culé winger will have to be very careful as he is threatened with a sanction. A yellow card in tonight’s game would cause him to be dropped for next Tuesday’s match at the Metropolitano. It is not the only one, but it is undoubtedly the most important and the rojiblancos know it.
His numbers against Atlético
Lamine Yamal has been measured nine times Atlético de Madridwith a balance of three assists and one goal. This season he has played in all four matches between both teams and has only scored one assist, in the second leg of the quarterfinals of the King’s Cup in it Spotify Camp Nou.
Atlético 1-2 Barcelona I LaLiga Summary
Last year, his numbers compared to those of Diego Simeone were more outstanding: he gave an assist in each match of the cup tie and scored in LaLiga. In the 2024-25 season he had minutes in the two league games, but he did not score or make a key pass. In the global calculation, Laminate has won seven of the nine games played against him Athletic.
