Involved in the three Spanish goals against Brazil and author of several technical gestures noted Tuesday evening, FC Barcelona striker Lamine Yamal, 16, came out to a standing ovation at the Santiago Bernabeu, during the friendly match between the two teams ( 3-3).
An evening for history. Although there are very few Barcelona players to have received a standing ovation at the Santiago Bernabeu, the home of Real Madrid, Lamine Yamal can boast of having achieved such a performance at just… 16 years old. The young Spanish winger impressed with La Roja against Brazil on Tuesday evening in the friendly match between the two teams (3-3).
Placed on the right side of the Spanish attack, Lamine Yamal, who had been preferred to Pablo Sarabia in his position during the previous friendly match against Colombia (0-1 defeat), drove the Brazilian defense crazy. The youngster trained at Barça is the one who allows La Roja to open the scoring with a fantastic ride, who pushes Joao Gomes to make a mistake in his area and offers a penalty converted by Rodri (1-0, 12th).
Decisive passer then new penalty obtained
It is he who will also be the decisive pass for Dani Olmo a few minutes later, in a fantastic goal scored by the RB Leipzig player (2-0, 36th). Before allowing Spain to get back in front, after having conceded two goals from Rodrygo (2-1, 40th) and Endrick (2-2, 50th), by serving Dani Carvajal in the area with a superb left-footed outside . The Real Madrid full-back is pushed by Lucas Beraldo and obtains a new penalty converted by Rodri (3-2, 87th).
He even ended his match with a festival on the right side, performing a roulette to catch the ball then a dribble and a small bridge before being stopped by a foul from Lucas Beraldo, who had a very complicated match against the Catalan prodigy, before facing him in the Champions League with PSG.
A loud ovation from the Santiago Bernabeu
In total Lamine Yamal attempted nine dribbles for six successful ones, distributed 2 key passes, won 11 out of 18 of his duels on the ground, caused 4 fouls. A major performance for the 16-year-old player, which earned him the ovation from the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in the 90th + 2, when he was replaced by Jesus Navas, 38 years old and the oldest player in La Roja. A rare image for an FC Barcelona player, reminiscent of that received by Ronaldinho in 2005, or Andres Iniesta in 2015.
However, the game could have taken a very different turn for the Barça youngster, when Joao Gomes dangerously wiped his crampons on him in the first seconds. No red card for lack of VAR, but Lamine Yamal limped for several minutes after the blow.