Barcelona winger in confident mood ahead of El Clasico – ‘Did you forget about last season?’ | OneFootball

It’s El Clasico week, and, naturally, all eyes are on Barcelona rising superstar Lamine Yamal.

The 18-year-old winger will have a major role to play if the Blaugrana are to topple Xabi Alonso’s Real Madrid on Sunday at the Santiago Bernabeu and claim the top spot in the La Liga table.

Lamine Yamal in bullish mood ahead of Clasico

By now, it is well known that Lamine is never one to bite his tongue, and in his chat with Ibai Llanos, president of Kings League club Porcinos and a well-known Real Madrid fan, he delivered one of the funniest moments of the show.

When asked if Porcinos reminded him of Real Madrid, Lamine grinned and replied: “Yes, they steal, they complain…”

Ibai immediately jumped in, stunned: “Madrid steals?” Lamine, laughing, gestured as if to say “obviously.”

That’s when the president of Kings League and Barcelona legend, Gerard Pique, added fuel to the fire: “That’s not even up for debate.”

Gerard Romero, sensing chaos brewing, tried to calm things down, but Lamine doubled down with a cheeky “Come on, you know it’s true…”

Lamine and Ibai’s bet

Lamine and Ibai then went on to make a playful bet: if La Capital, Lamine’s team in the Kings League, lose to Porcinos, he will celebrate his next goal in El Clasico with a crown gesture, forming an “I” for Ibai with his hands.

Ibai fired back, saying: “First, you have to score!”

To which Lamine replied: “Did you forget about last season?”

Ready for El Clasico. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images for Qatar Airways)

After all, the Blaugrana sensation was one of the goalscorers, as Barcelona thrashed Real Madrid 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu last season.

One of the funniest moments came when Lamine teased Ibai again: “It excites me more to score against you than against Real Madrid… because I’ve already scored against Madrid.”

The Barça youngster arrives at the Clásico full of confidence, even though he is still finding top form after recovering from pubic discomfort.

His first Barça training: “I took the ball and went past everyone”

Pique also reminisced about Lamine’s first training session with Barça’s first team, saying: “I don’t remember much, but I do remember a session where Jordi Alba was heated… do you remember that one?”

Lamine laughed and replied: “Yeah, I think it was my first training. I got the ball and just went past everyone. Didn’t lose it once. Jordi was fired up, but in the second half I scored two goals, and everything went great.”

Source: SPORT