Lamine Yamal has advised ESPN that Barcelona do not worry Actual Madrid like different groups do after the Catalan membership gained a fourth consecutive Clásico to maneuver to the brink of the LaLiga title.
Yamal, 17, scored Barça’s second objective as they recovered from conceding two early Kylian Mbappé strikes to win a exceptional sport 4-3 on the Olympic Stadium, shifting seven factors away from Madrid with simply three matches to play.
Barça, who misplaced all three Clásico’s final season, have now crushed Madrid 4 occasions for the reason that begin of the marketing campaign, twice in LaLiga and in each the Spanish Supercopa and Copa del Rey finals.
“It does not really feel good when Madrid beat you,” Yamal advised ESPN after the victory. “It is true we did not beat them final yr, we suffered, and this yr we gave all the pieces to show it round.
“We do not have that worry of them that perhaps different groups have in opposition to them. So we gave it our all. We really feel like we’re higher than each different staff, that is the mentality we exit with.
“I feel that is how you need to play in opposition to them. It’s a must to present up such as you’re the higher staff and revel in your self, that is it.”
Barça coach Hansi Flick praised Yamal’s mature efficiency in serving to the staff come from two targets behind for the seventh time this season, saying “imagine me, he is undoubtedly not a child.”
Yamal then saved a promise to swap shirts with former Barça ahead Thierry Henry, who joined the Blaugrana in 2007, the identical yr {the teenager} was born.
Henry had requested Yamal for his shirt throughout a latest interview, with the Barça winger saying he would give him one if he obtained one in trade.
Barça’s brilliance in assault with Yamal has typically contrasted with issues in defence, with the staff having to come back from behind on a number of events this season.
Within the final month alone, they’ve discovered themselves two targets down in opposition to Inter Milan twice, Celta Vigo and now Actual Madrid.
Ahead Dani Olmo mentioned they know they’ve components of their sport to enhance, however insists there’s an unerring conviction that they’ll all the time discover their means again into matches.
“On the finish, we have to management it slightly bit extra, the primary minutes, as a result of within the final video games we concede a whole lot of targets,” Olmo advised ESPN.
“However we all know we’re going to come again. We all know our energy in offence, however typically we have to management extra this case higher.
“We can not concede each sport the primary objective or two targets or no matter. We’ve got to maintain engaged on that, however on the finish, very completely happy for the win, it was essential.”
After opening up a seven-point lead on the prime of the desk, Barça may win the league as early as Wednesday, if Madrid drop factors in opposition to Mallorca, or on Thursday, after they journey to metropolis rivals Espanyol.
In the meantime, goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny has confirmed he is obtained a proposal to increase his contract, which expires this summer season, by an extra two years.
Szczęsny — who got here out of retirement final October when Marc-André ter Stegen, who’s now match once more, bought injured — says he’ll take a while to consider the choice along with his household.
“I will not cover that I’ve a proposal to remain at Barça for 2 extra years,” he confirmed to Canal Plus. “I’ve requested for time to consider it. I have to make the choice with my household primarily based on what’s greatest for us.
“My associate makes many of the life selections, I’ve no disgrace in admitting that. In soccer, I make [career] selections as an expert, however that is an uncommon state of affairs.
“We determined to come back right here for a yr to fulfil a dream after which get again to enjoying golf, so I do not know what is going to occur now. I’m trustworthy about that.”
