The teenager of Barcelona Lamine Yamal is not afraid of the challenge of dealing with Inter Milan in the semi-final of the Champions League, insisting that he “left fear in the park in Mataro a long time ago”.
Mataro is the Catalonian city in which Yamal grew up spending time with her father before being broken by Barça and moved to the Masia.
His progress thereafter was remarkable and the 17 -year -old will make his 100th appearance at Barça against Inter at Camp Nou in the first leg of their last last game tomorrow evening. In the first 99, he scored 21 goals and provided 27 assists.
Speaking today, the winger said: “At my age, few players have played so many matches in a club like Barça and that’s what I appreciate the most. Play at this level and in a club like Barça, not just anyone can do it.”
Confidence not a problem for the Yamal Haussier
His fearless approach is not only displayed in the way he plays, but also the confidence he projects to the media.
“I left fear in the park in Mataró a long time ago,” he also said, before also rejecting the suggestions the scale of the scene, he now occupies additional pressure from beings.
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Yamal played in the final of the Copa del Rey, on Saturday, against Real Madrid in Seville – which has saved 3-2 in addition to time – and will start tomorrow against Inter.
He added: “I would not call it pressure. An atmosphere like that of the Cup final, with the two competitors, you have to go out and enjoy.
Critics do not matter as long as Barcelona wins
Yamal found her blond hair before Madrid’s game and seems to get more used to her superstar status.
However, this does not mean that it loses a concentration.
He said about his criticisms: “As long as I win, they can’t tell me anything. When we don’t win, yes.”
On his new bleached look and increased activity on social networks, he added: “I do these things so that time passes faster. I do these things because I get bored at home. That’s it.”
Saturday’s victory against Madrid was extremely satisfactory for the Blaugrana, but the boss Hansi Flick says that the celebrations are finished and that their concentration is entirely formed on the Inter.
The German said: “We had a meeting to see what we have to do and how we can improve by watching the match against Real Madrid.
“We need to produce our best version in the two games against Inter.
“We will first focus on the first step. Inter is a very complicated rival, with one of the best defenses in Europe. They have a very good midfielder and strong advantages. The transitions are very dangerous. It will be a difficult game and you must be prepared.
“We talked about what we have to change. We have to protect and cover the spaces. It is important to have possession, to make some mistakes and to defend well. ”
Flick confirmed that Wojciech Szczesny will continue with the goal with Marc-André Ter Stegen.
