Barcelona is one team with Lamine Yamal on the pitch and a very different one without him. It seems hard to believe that such a big club depends on a 17-year-old, but the numbers are devastating when it comes to what happens when the Spaniard is on the pitch or when he is not.
The Blaugrana have played three games without the presence of the young star. And in three games, they have lost two and drawn one. Incredible, but true. One point out of a possible nine for a team that has started the season in spectacular fashion, but whose performance drops enormously when the winger is not on the pitch.
Lamine’s emergence in world football is incredible, but for Flick’s side it must be worrying to know that they cannot do without a player who has clearly changed the course of the Spanish club after years in the doldrums. Lamine has become the flagship of Barcelona and also of the Spanish national team, but no one could have imagined to what extent.
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He was not present against Osasuna and his team lost, the same thing happened against Real Sociedad. And against Celta it was even more painful, as the Blaugrana team was leading 2-0, but was unable to hold on to that lead until the end and ended up conceding a painful draw, a draw that could even have been a defeat in those final minutes. They clearly missed Lamine, as with him on the pitch the Barcelona team is much more offensive and damaging to opposing defences. This time they again paid dearly for his absence.
Some even compare Lamine Yamal with Messi for his importance at Barcelona. Certainly, with these numbers it seems that he has earned the right for there to be such a comparison between the two.