On the eve of the long -awaited shock between Barça and PSG, Achraf Hakimi planted the decor. At a press conference, the Moroccan warned: Lamine Yamal will face “the best left side in the world”, his teammate Nuno Mendes. A small sentence, apparently harmless, intended to put pressure on the 18 -year -old prodigy. But it was probably a very bad idea. Because the response of the person concerned was not long in coming.
Barça-Psg: Yamal promises “failure and mat” in Hakimi
Catalan's response was not verbal. She was much more impactful. On his Instagram account, he posted two images. The first, a photo of him during the euro, with a simple word: “Pressure?” ». The second, much more threatening: a hand moving a king on a chessboard, with this legend: “Move in silence. Only speaks when it is time to say 'failure and mat' “. No words, just a promise. A promise to respond in the field.
This encrypted communication has become its trademark. Yamal does not need to speak. He feeds on provocations to better punish his opponents. And the last French player to have learned it at his expense still remembers it.
Hakimi causes Yamal, the answer falls like a cleaver
The previous rabiot, a stinging humiliation
This player is Adrien Rabiot. Before the semi-final of Euro 2024, he had challenged the young Spaniard, asking him to “do more”. Yamal's response had been terrible: an anthology goal, and a “habla!” Habla! “(” Speak now! “) Launched on the camera after the match, which was aimed directly at French. A humiliation in mondovision.
By provoking the young prodigy in turn, Achraf Hakimi may have made the same mistake. He woke up the beast. Lamine Yamal has repeatedly proven that he transformed pressure and contempt into fuel. He made French teams his favorite victims. PSG is warned. The duel is launched. And on the chessboard of Montjuic, the young king intends to say “failure and mat”.
