It was a tough elimination. Difficult to digest. For the score (victory) of the first leg, for playing in front of the Barcelona stands, for the initial goal of Raphinha… But Barcelona is outside the Champions League: I liked him PSG of Luis Enrique this Tuesday, in the second leg of the quarterfinals. One of the players who was most affected following the fiasco was Lamine Yamal: gave assistance to the Brazilian, he was the one sacrificed by Xavi following the expulsion of Araujo, left without a record in the tournament… He burst into tears at the conclusion of the crossing. But he got up soon.
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Lamine Yamal was one of the names of the second leg of the quarterfinals once morest the PSG. The Spanish international only played half an hour, but not because he was injured or because he was not performing at a good level. He was the one sacrificed for Xavi to rebuild the team following the expulsion of Ronald Araujo in the 29th minute. Until that moment, he was being one of the most outstanding players: he was the assistant to Raphinha in the only cul goal of the night and was overcoming his duel with Nuno Mendes. But the red card to the Charra forced the coach to restructure the team, and he took him off the field. Montjuc.
“We have hesitated because Pedri He comes out of an injury, but we want some control. Upstairs we had Raphinha, Cancelo, Rober..we have preferred to The mine, but it’s a shame because it was fine”, explain Xavi who gave entry to Iigo Martnez
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That decision discouraged the young winger, because he wanted to contribute. The youth player saw the debacle from the bench, cheering and suffering like the rest. At 16 years old, he has already experienced excellent moments in his football life, has surpassed countless records and has even set the Bernabu on its feet, and some unpleasant and frustrating ones, like last night. He might not hold back his tears when the elimination was confirmed, and his teammates and himself Xavi They had to encourage him. He was devastated. Broken. He was not, however, the only one. They were also very distressed Ferran Torres, Cubars, Raphinha, Gndogan…
But it didn’t take him long to get up and take out the rage of the champions. A few minutes later, he reacted and looked to the future. “Football always gives revenge, we will return,” he wrote. Lamine Yamal in your profile Instagramattaching four photographs of the match in Montjuc. Some of his classmates answered him immediately. “Always brother,” he said. Hctor Fort. “Everything comes back, brother, you are the best,” he noted. Fermn Lpez in the post, with which they also interacted Jack Pea, Balde…
His record
This Tuesday’s elimination in the continental competition, in which the youth player has participated in ten games, leaves Lamine Yamal without one of the records he was chasing: being the youngest scorer in the Champions League. That privilege is held Ansu Fati, who saw the door at 17 years and 40 days. The winger was born on July 13, 2007, so he no longer has time to surpass that mark.
