Lamine Yamal returned to the racist insults of which he was the victim at the Santiago Bernabéu during the Clásico in October 2024. Asked about Movistar Plusthe Barça striker claims to have already suffered racism “ 1000 times ”, in different forms. “ People are indirectly racist towards you, but maybe they don’t realize it. Lots of comments, lots of looks… “, he explains. The 19-year-old then takes the example of the images from the Bernabéu, where he and Raphinha were targeted from the stands after his goal during Barcelona’s victory (4-0). Yamal explains above all why he chose not to react: “ him calling me black isn’t going to bother me, I’m black. » A way for him to distinguish what he is from the racist intention of the person who insults him: “ whether it was right or wrong is another question, because his comments were insulting. »
The Spanish international specifies that he refuses to let these insults disrupt his match, while recalling that they remain unacceptable. “ What is wrong can never be accepted “, he insists. During this Clásico, several racist insults were heard in the stands after Barcelona’s third goal, scored by Yamal in the 77th minute. LaLiga then reported the facts to the authorities. Several months later, a minor identified among the perpetrators was punished with a ban on access to the stadiums for a year and 30 hours of socio-educational work.
