RFEF decide against intervening in Real Madrid captain’s clash with Barcelona phenom after El Clasico | OneFootball

Lamine Yamal’s pre-game words did not earn him many supporters in the Spanish capital, and while the player may well have said it quite casually, the Real Madrid dressing room were furious with him.

The anger eventually exploded after the game when the likes of Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Jr clashed with the teenage star, with the former even openly gesturing towards Yamal that he talks too much.

As rightly said by Frenkie de Jong after the game, however, that conversation could well have happened behind the scenes had Carvajal indeed felt it was necessary. 

RFEF’s stance

Yamal and Carvajal’s clash on the field has created worry in the Spanish national team offices. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

With the FIFA World Cup just around the corner, La Roja unsurprisingly see the need for the Spanish national team squad to be more united than ever. Dani Carvajal and Lamine Yamal clashing, on that front, does not serve them well.

Both players are fundamental to Spain’s plans on the side of the field and will have to work in tandem if the team is to do well in the global competition. Needless to say, the tussle has left the RFEF offices puzzled as to how to intervene.

As relayed by Cadena SER in a recent report, however, the administrative body have eventually opted not to intervene in the players’ fight as it stands for they do not see it to be serious enough to affect the national team plan.

The management and administration consider both Yamal and Carvajal to be top professionals who will not allow club-level conflicts to enter the national team camp.

Their belief that what happens on the field will stay on the field is the foundation of why they will not send anyone to mediate the clash and it remains to be seen how the situation progresses when the duo cross paths for La Roja again.

Both Yamal and Carvajal missed Spain’s last squad list through injury and it remains to be seen if they are called up for the upcoming hiatus. Yamal, however, would be better off rested given that he played even El Clasico through pain.