Tension rises as the Clasico approaches. Thursday evening, Lamine Yamal set the Iberian Peninsula on fire from the set of the Kings League, a popular show hosted by Gerard Piqué and Ibai Llanos. Asked about the teams that would resemble Real Madrid, the FC Barcelona prodigy dropped a sentence that had the effect of a bomb: “Yes, they steal, they complain all the time. » An ironic tone, but a direct, barely disguised sting against the Merengue club. 48 hours before the clash at the top, the exit of the young Spanish international is a calculated provocation.
Yamal's words which set fire before Real-Barça
Lamine Yamal, barely 18 years old, seems to stop at nothing. When Ibai Llanos asked him if “Real Madrid flies”,
the Barcelona winger simply flashed a smile accompanied by an explicit gesture, half-heartedly confirming his accusation. The sequence, which went viral in a few hours, caused shock waves throughout the country. This outing is a continuation of a deliberately provocative speech: that of a young player who is responsible for shaking up the codes and fueling the most intense rivalry in Europe.
This is not the first time that Yamal has attacked Real Madrid head-on. For several months, he has cultivated this public hostility. In the documentary Inside Barça 24/25, he already declared:
“Destroying Real Madrid is something special. » His performances speak for themselves: three goals and two assists in four official Clasicos last season, including a double in the Copa del Rey final. At just 17 years old, he became the youngest scorer in Clasico history and one of the symbols of Barcelona's domination of Madrid in 2024-2025.
Lamine Yamal restarts the war of words before the Clasico
A calculated message in an electric climate
There is nothing innocent about the timing. The Clasico arrives in a context of tension over arbitration, where Real Madrid has been denouncing for weeks supposed favorable treatment of Barça. By launching his attack on “thefts”, Yamal knew how to play on this sensitivity, without ever uttering the word “referee”. Behind the mocking tone, it is a formidable psychological weapon: making the opponent doubt, fueling the controversy, and shifting the pressure off the field.
Yamal embodies a rejuvenated, insolent and uninhibited Barça. His words reflect the confidence of a generation that has never known the fear of Real Madrid. His provocations, far from being slip-ups, are part of a strategy: to also dominate in people's minds. Two days before the Clasico, he has already won a first round – that of media noise. It remains to be seen whether, on Sunday evening, he will be able to confirm on the pitch what he now states bluntly: Real Madrid is no longer a threat, but a memory.
