FC Barcelona: Journalist slams Lamine Yamal

Europe 10 December 2025 at 10:59

Joshua SOSSOU

News Editor

Lamine Yamal

09.12.25 FT Champions League

Barcelona

Eintracht Frankfurt

Not particularly dazzling on Tuesday night in the Champions League against Frankfurt, Lamine Yamal came under serious criticism from a Spanish pundit.

Against Frankfurt last night, during his team's 2-1 victory, Lamine Yamal did not have a great game. He even showed some frustration when Hansi Flick substituted him. Spanish journalist and pundit Pipi Estrada did not hold back in his assessment of the Spanish prodigy.

🚨 Hansi Flick: “Lamine Yamal was a bit disappointed for the sub, but I needed fresh legs”.

“Lamine is like that. He's young and I think his attitude is good, it's good that he reacts when he comes off. It's not a problem”. pic.twitter.com/J5yJMpjmyS
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) December 10, 2025

"I've lost my love for Lamine. I used to love him, but now I don't even like the way he walks on the pitch anymore. And after love comes disappointment. I see him differently now, and he has lost his passion. I see what his father does in the stands, and he does the same thing on the pitch. He's no longer the Lamine who used to dribble, the playful Lamine. He doesn't beat anyone anymore, the opponents have figured him out. [...] At 22, he won't be at Barça anymore," the journalist said on Radio Marca.