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Despite the fact that he’s simply 17 years outdated, Lamine Yamal is one in all Barcelona’s greatest gamers and one of many faces of La Liga.
The La Masia academy graduate’s potential to unbalance the sport and his superiority on the best wing have allowed the Blaugrana membership to take pleasure in a wonderful begin to the season.
One of many key statistics that helps to clarify the significance of Lamine for Barcelona is his immense affect on the outcomes when he’s within the beginning XI and when he’s sitting on the bench.
No Lamine, no wins
Certainly, each time Lamine Yamal has been absent, Barcelona have suffered on the sphere. And in a major method.
Barcelona have performed 15 matches to date in La Liga, and have did not win 4 of them. Unsurprisingly, these 4 matches are those by which Lamine has not began or has not performed in any respect – Osasuna (4-2), Actual Sociedad (1-0), Celta Vigo (2-2), and Las Palmas (1-2).
Lamine returned from damage at this time. (Photograph by Alex Caparros/Getty Photographs)
At El Sadar vs Osasuna, the Catalans struggled as a result of lengthy record of rotations made by Flick. Lamine began on the bench and got here on with half an hour left, scoring a purpose, although it proved completely inconsequential.
The La Masia ahead was absent within the video games in opposition to Actual Sociedad and Celta Vigo earlier this month resulting from an ankle damage. He travelled to San Sebastian however was not even included on the bench, and in Vigo, he was not even named within the squad.
This afternoon, in opposition to Las Palmas, although he was totally recovered, Lamine didn’t begin and solely stepped onto the Montjuic pitch at the beginning of the second half, changing Pablo Torre.
Nevertheless, regardless of Lamine’s efforts down the best wing, Barcelona ended up on the shedding aspect, falling to a 1-2 defeat in opposition to the Canary Islanders.
