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Lamine Yamal could not help Barcelona to the promised land, but his performance drew comments from fans and football purists.
Former Juventus star Sunday Oliseh has praised the performance of Lamine Yamal in Barcelona’s UEFA Champions League clash against Inter Milan at San Siro on Tuesday night.
Yamal was in action as Barca and Inter played out a thrilling second-leg semifinal clash, with the Italian champions emerging victorious 4-3 after 120 minutes.
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07:41 - 07.05.2025
I will keep my promise to Barcelona — Yamal declares after heartbreaking UCL exit
Lamine Yamal has sent a message to Barcelona fans after the club was dumped out of the UEFA Champions League by Inter Milan.
Despite the loss, which ended Barca’s hopes of a treble this season, Yamal was arguably the best player on the pitch.
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Although he did not score, he was a threat every time Barca ventured forward. Yamal was unplayable across the two legs as Inter defenders struggled to contain him.
On Tuesday night, he managed 14 successful dribbles out of 20 attempts, had five shots on target and created one key chance.
Yamal’s display has not gone unnoticed, with Oliseh praising him for his excellent performance in both legs.
Oliseh, who played for Juventus, took to his X account, formerly known as Twitter, to share his view on Yamal’s performance.
“What a game. YAMAL go kill person here, this boy no get respect for elders ooo ...Lol. Even to go piss no gree the man near me here for sports bar 😂😂,” the former Super Eagles captain said.
Yamal and Barca to focus on Real Madrid
While Yamal would have been disappointed to see his performance count for nothing, he and his teammates cannot dwell on this defeat for too long, as they have another huge game this weekend.
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The Catalan giants will take on their arch rivals, Real Madrid, in a massive LaLiga game on Sunday.
Barcelona are currently ahead of Los Blancos by four points and will all but secure the league title if they beat Carlo Ancelotti’s men for the fourth time this season.
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