The scene did not go unnoticed: Lamine Yamal leaving the Atlético de Madrid pitch visibly angry despite Barça’s important victory (1-2) with a view to the title. At the time, neither his coach Hansi Flick, nor the goalkeeping coach and set-piece specialist José Ramon de la Fuente knew how to reason with him. And for good reason.
Insulted as he left the field by the Madrid public – some even ordering him to join the Moroccan selection – the young Spanish international had many reasons not to celebrate, it is true. But according to the Iberian press, the explanation lies elsewhere. The Catalan media Mundo Deportivo thus affirms that the Blaugrana will not have appreciated being systematically cropped and given instructions by his bench.
Hotly, Hansi Flick tried to defuse the possible controversy, without sparing his player. “ He wants to score goals and make assists. These are the hazards of a match. He didn’t play well. We talked in the locker room and everything is fine. It’s an emotional match, and that’s normal. », Says the German strategist on DAZN.
“He was a little angry,” admits Flick
Beyond his ostensibly aggressive attitude on the way to the locker room, Lamine Yamal did not show a great sense of team spirit in this meeting either, clearly ignoring the achievement of the win signed Robert Lewandowski in the last minutes of the game (87e).
“ Lamine Yamal tried everything: he dribbled, he attacked, but he didn’t score. He was a little angry because it was a very intense match », concludes Hansi Flick to evacuate the subject. A necessity as the Barcelonans will meet the Matelassiers on Wednesday evening in the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League. This time at Camp Nou.
