Lamine Yamal playfully taunted Real Madrid fans after he shined in Barcelona’s historic 4-0 El Clasico triumph at the Bernabeu on Saturday.
It was a night to forget for Carlo Ancelotti’s celebrated squad, who faced a crushing defeat on their home turf, slipping further behind in the La Liga standings.
Robert Lewandowski’s two goals gave Barcelona a strong lead, and as Real Madrid pressed to recover, they were mercilessly punished on the counterattack late in the game…Continue Reading
Yamal, who had been a consistent threat throughout, capped off his performance with a well-deserved goal, skillfully beating Andriy Lunin from a tough angle with his weaker right foot in the 77th minute.
The 17-year-old added insult to injury by mimicking Cristiano Ronaldo’s famous ‘calma’ celebration, then followed up with Vinicius’s signature dance, joining Alejandro Balde in taunting the frustrated home crowd.
Yamal aimed a dig at Real Madrid after the match and said: ‘[It is] a lot of fun when you can hear your fans more than those of the opposition in its stadium.
‘Real Madrid players didn’t know that I have a right foot too. I had to use it when needed. We knocked them out. We played Real Madrid out of the park.’
Things only got worse for Real Madrid when Raphinha broke free of a failed offside trap and cleverly chipped the ball over an unlucky Lunin.
With this win, Barcelona now sit six points clear at the top of La Liga, ahead of second-placed Madrid after 11 rounds.
‘We had a tough week with tough games, but we knew how to pull it out. We played a great game,’ Casado, an unknown reserve team player until Flick picked him to be his holding midfielder, said after his impressive outing.
Casado was one of five academy players that Flick included in his starting lineup, the same squad that defeated Bayern Munich 4-1 in the Champions League just three days earlier.
Barcelona’s lineup featured six players under the age of 22, including 17-year-olds Yamal and Pau Cubarsí, who showed no signs of being daunted by the occasion.
