Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are all set to sq. off in a conflict of the heavyweights later tonight within the first leg of their Copa del Rey semi-finals.
Forward of the titanic conflict at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys tonight, board members of each golf equipment met for the standard pre-match lunch, attended by Barcelona president Joan Laporta and his Atletico Madrid counterpart Enrique Cerezo.
Atletico president hails Lamine Yamal
Following the lunch, Atletico president Cerezo interacted briefly with the media and took the chance to reward Barcelona sensation Lamine Yamal.
There have been query marks concerning the 17-year-old’s health heading into tonight’s match after he missed coaching on Monday because of a bruised foot.
Lamine Yamal can be accessible vs Atletico. (Photograph by Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Pictures)
And Cerezo insisted that he hoped to see Lamine in motion at Montjuic tonight because the presence of nice gamers on the pitch elevates the match.
“It’s higher if Lamine Yamal performs, as a result of what we wish to see is spectacle, and spectacle comes from nice gamers,” mentioned Cerezo, as quoted by Jijantes FC.
Additional hailing the winger, who was named the La Liga U23 Participant of the Month for February, the Atletico Madrid chief claimed that Lamine can play for any group on the planet.
“Lamine Yamal has a spot in any group on the planet,” he said.
The excellent news for Barcelona is that Lamine is match and accessible for the sport and has been known as as much as the squad by supervisor Hansi Flick.
Solely time will inform whether or not he is part of the lineup in opposition to Atletico Madrid or begins the sport on the bench.