Leader of the Liga standings, two points ahead of FC Barcelona, Real Madrid welcomes the Blaugrana this Sunday. A Clasico with high sporting stakes, particularly for the Merengues wanting to take the break and take their revenge, having lost their four duels against the Catalans last season. On paper, no need to add more to increase the pressure. And yet. Lamine Yamal ignited the powder by accusing the Madrilenians of stealing matches. “Yes, they steal, they complain all the time…” Words which logically scandalized a lot of people in the Spanish capital.
Starting with the main followers of Casa Blanca like Edu Aguirre, from Chiringuito. “He thinks he's the king by telling an institution that it's stealing. An institution which has thousands of members 48 hours before a very important match. It's very good to claim the Ballon d'Or for him, to say that he is the best in the world for you. But when it exceeds the limits, it must be said.» Or the famous Tomas Roncero from the newspaper A.S.. “Ah Lamine, Lamine… Madrid doesn’t steal, I’m sure. Barça, for 17 years, paid €8.4 million to the vice-president of the technical arbitration committee. You're with Pique, with Ibai, all laughing, but I'm going to tell you something. (…) You cannot disrespect Real Madrid. Madrid doesn’t steal, ever.”
Carvajal will speak to Lamine Yamal
Faced with the controversy, Real Madrid has not (yet?) reacted officially. Casa Blanca will undoubtedly want to demonstrate on the ground that Lamine Yamal is wrong, but Marca still revealed the general atmosphere within the Madrid locker room. Unsurprisingly, no one appreciated the comments made by the young 18-year-old Blaugrana star. According to the Madrid daily, these statements were received “with a mixture of fatigue and weariness. The general idea is that Yamal is a bad companion. (…) Within the Madrid club, we do not understand these statements from Barça number 10 a few hours before Sunday's Clasico at the Bernabéu.» Certain extra-sporting attitudes would also have ended up tiring the Casa Blanca players. And that's not all.
If he does not understand the logic of coming out with this kind of provocation, the Merengue locker room would not have been totally surprised by Lamine Yamal to whom the Madrilenians do not want to give the excuse of a youthful error linked to his age (18 years old). “They consider that Lamine Yamal, which they do not attribute to his youth, does not respect the basic codes between professionals. They (the Catalan's words) have caused a lot of discomfort in a locker room that wants to use them as fuel during Sunday's match.» Sunday's Clasico therefore promises to be very hot, especially as the pro-Barça Catalan daily, Mundo Deportivoassures that Real Madrid captain Dani Carvajal will speak with Lamine Yamal at the end of the match to tell him his truths.
