The situation of FC Barcelona is rather complicated. Entangled in an obvious financial and sporting crisis, Barça only has the Champions League to save its season. And it is clear that given its performances, it is difficult to present the Catalan club as a serious candidate for the title in the most prestigious of European competitions.
Fans of the reigning Spanish champion, already out of the race to defend this championship crown, still have some reasons to follow the end of the season and console themselves with certain things… We think of the young people of La Masia who are gradually emerging, and there are quite a few of them, like Marc Guiu or Hector Fort and Pau Cubarsi. And Lamine Yamal, obviously, who is already a full member of the first team.
Another record that falls
With his double against Granada (3-3), Lamine Yamal further wrote his name in the history of Barça, but also of Spanish football. For example, he became the youngest player to score a double in the Spanish championship. He is also the player who reached 10 decisive actions (goals + assists) in La Liga the earliest. Following a disappointment against the 19th in La Liga, he is one of the rare players to escape in the Catalan media’s analyses. “Lamine doesn’t deserve to experience this”explain Sportin reference to the difficult context in which the Spanish nugget must evolve.
One of the rare glimmers of hope in a rather gloomy horizon, in short. In addition to the stats mentioned above, there is another figure revealed by the Catalan press which is surprising to say the least. He is thus the player who recovered the most balls against Granada, 8 in total! Rather surprising, then. Between now and the end of the season, there is no doubt that Lamine Yamal has some great new performances in store for us…
