Barcelona star Lamine Yamal fans the flames ahead of El Clasico as he accuses Real Madrid of ‘ROBBERY’
LAMINE YAMAL has fanned the flames ahead of El Clasico after accusing Real Madrid of “ROBBERY”.
The Barcelona star has suggested that Los Blancos will “steal and complain” in order to gain favourable refereeing decisions.
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Lamine Yamal has fired a dig at Real MadridCredit: EPA
Real Madrid host Barca at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday afternoon.
Just two points separate the arch rivals in the LaLiga standings, with the hosts in pole position.
Barcelona will have plenty of confidence heading into the match as they won ALL FOUR El Clasico fixtures last term.
And now Yamal, 18, has added some extra spice to the proceedings with some inflammatory comments.
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The wonderkid appeared on the Kings League YouTube channel which covers a seven-a-side tournament that was set up by Gerard Pique.
Yamal was asked if Porcinos – one of the teams in the tournament – were similar to Real Madrid.
He said: “Yes, they rob (a reference to refereeing decisions); they complain; they do things…
Reports in Spain have claimed that Real Madrid are infuriated with his comments.
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Marca have claimed that the team’s dressing room are said to be “fed up” with the Barcelona star.
It is also suggested that the comments have not surprised manager Xabi Alonso.
He is planning on using Yamal’s words to further motivate his players ahead of the crunch fixture.
Alonso was asked about Yamal’s comments in his pre-match press conference but did not want to get into a war of words.
He said: “Do I find his statements offensive? I won’t delve into this topic.
“I won’t comment on all his statements.
Xabi Alonso has refused to get too worried about the commentsCredit: Getty
“The important thing is the field and how we want to play.”
Real Madrid will have plenty of confidence heading into the match due to their recent form of four wins in four.
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This includes their 1-0 victory over Juventus in the Champions League league phase in mid-week.
Their last defeat came via a 5-2 hammering to their cross-city rivals Atletico Madrid on September 27.
