On the road they beat the strong “Villarreal”.
The junior has the assist and decisive shot of the game
Barcelona lacks balance without Araujo and Pedri at the start. In the opener of the match, they built a comfortable lead away to take a 2-0 lead, but allowed their opponents to rally. During the interval Xavi didn’t find the right words, in the fiftieth minute the opponent took the lead. But the comeback did not lead to success for Villarreal. Barcelona equalized thanks to the efforts of Ferran Torres. After a difficult last season, the striker has changed his approach to work, switching to double training.
The full forward could have been released in the offseason, but Xavi appreciated the stubbornness and diligence of the football player. Torres’ reward was an important third goal for the Catalans, and 16-year-old debutant in Barcelona base Lamin Yamal was named the star of the whole match. The winger, who can also play as a fullback, scored an assist on Gavi in the 12th minute of the match. In the 21st century, no one has scored an assist in La Liga so early, at 16 years and 38 days. Yamal broke the record of Fabrice Olinga from Malaga.
But more importantly, Barcelona’s young Yamal did not tire in the second half. In the 71st minute of the match it was Lamin who courageously attacked and hit the goal post. The ball bounced off the Lewandowski vulture, Robert since his Bayern days was used to scoring balls like that. Instead of a win or a draw, Villarreal were defeated 3-4. Barcelona did not let Real Madrid off the table, and all of Spain is talking about who has been called the “new Messi”.
It is important that Yamal takes into account the experience of football fanatics
A child performs in front of an audience of millions. Many of his words, decisions and reactions are subject to hormones. By the way, they are also responsible for the advantage on the pitch with older men. The Barcelona right winger has grown to 180 centimeters, he is a sharp and technical player. With the growing interest in the player after his debut with the Catalans on 29 April at 15 years and 290 days, the value of the contract has also jumped.
Agent Mendes is in contact with the parents of a man of Spanish origin from a family of immigrants from Morocco and Equatorial Guinea. By law, Yamal cannot have an official representative until he is 18, but Ronaldo’s former agent is handling his cases behind the scenes. Mendes doesn’t care about the future of clients, as evidenced by the sad fate of Portuguese prodigy Felix, who wants to be at Barcelona. There have been so many “new Maradonas” in football, and now it’s the turn of the “new Messi”.
Let’s hope Yamal gets rid of the nickname, because this is a road to nowhere. You can remember Bojan Krkich, the Spanish midfielder retired this year. And for Lamin, the example of 20-year-old Fati is more relevant, who dreamed of becoming the leader of the Catalans, and can now leave the club after injuries. A debut at 15 and an assist at 16 is a good result. Congratulations to Yamal, the boy made a great debut and deserved the compliments. But don’t overestimate the child’s play.
Lamin’s success will save Barcelona money
Former Barcelona manager Llopis said the club’s debts amounted to around 3 billion euros. It is important to take into account the reconstruction of the Camp Nou, worth 1.5 billion euros, for which loans have also been taken. But even if other debts of one and a half billion euros were hanging around Barcelona’s neck, then this would be a step towards bankruptcy. The restructuring will help, the local authorities of Catalonia will do everything to ensure that the financial services turn a blind eye to Laporta’s debt.
But the situation is unhealthy. Therefore, problems with registering newcomers. Due to debts, Barcelona could not afford Bernardo Silva. In the summer, the Catalans spent just €3.4m, with midfielder Romeu paying extra to return to his parent club. Barcelona have also bought Brazilian striker Vitor Roque for 40 million euros, but he will arrive in a year’s time. Meanwhile Lewandowski has unstable partners. If Yamal is good, he will send Rafinha to the reserve for 58 million euros.
Gavi plays in attack, because Barcelona have problems with extreme forwards. Dembélé went to PSG for 50 million euros, and he’ll put half of it in his pocket, but he came for 135 million. Griezmann returned to Atlético for twenty, and arrived for 120 million euros. The Portuguese Trincan was signed for 31 million euros and sold this summer to Sporting for 7 million. Even with the rent paid, they lost a lot of money. Coutinho lost more than 100 million euros on the transfer.
Free agents Depay and Braithwaite did not stay in the team for 18 million euros, they did not bring big money when they parted ways. That’s where the huge debt comes from. It’s not just about player salaries. So the contract with Yamal is beneficial for Barcelona. By the way, Lamin and Yamal are the two names of the player, the parents decided not to scare the public with the name of Nazrawi Eban. The mother of a teenage girl worries whenever her son plays with the adults. She is afraid that the baby will break.
Yamal did not break Barcelona’s club record. The youngest rookie was Paulino Alcantara. But Lamin would happily replicate the native Filipino’s findings. The legendary Paulino scored 369 goals for Barcelona, including friendlies that were more important a hundred years ago than now. Yamal’s stability and his progress are a straw that saves Barcelona.
First, in Xavi’s personal plan, there is one point about graduates of the academy. If Gavi, Pedri, Balde and Yamal are the basis of the Spanish champions, then for La Masia it is a good result. Secondly, the Catalans have so little money that replacing Dembele in the base with Yamal, whose training did not cost 135 million euros, is a great success for the club. And then there are two options. Either Lamine will not be able to progress to the adult level and will be lost over time, or yesterday the first assist in La Liga was made by the future leader of Barcelona and a star of world football.
