UEFA Champions League / Barça – Newcastle: Lamine Yamal's powerful story ahead of the match

UEFA Champions League: Lamine Yamal sends a message before Barça – Newcastle

Europe 18 March 2026 at 09:11

Mahdi Zakaria LAZRI

News Editor

UEFA Champions League / Barça – Newcastle: Lamine Yamal's powerful story ahead of the match

18.03.26 FT Champions League

Barcelona

Newcastle

Just hours before the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 between FC Barcelona and Newcastle, Lamine Yamal delivered a powerful message on his social networks. The young Catalan prodigy spoke out on his Instagram story to rally the fans ahead of this decisive clash at Spotify Camp Nou.

🚨 "𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗝𝗨𝗜̈𝗖 𝗪𝗔𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚. 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗔𝗠𝗣 𝗡𝗢𝗨 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗛𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗬 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗕𝗘 𝗪𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗡." ⚔️

Lamine Yamal warns on his Instagram story ahead of facing Newcastle! 💙❤️ pic.twitter.com/J4vkWPzW9u
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In the first leg in England, the two teams played to a draw (1-1), with Yamal equalizing from the penalty spot in the dying minutes. Qualification for the quarter-finals remains wide open between the two sides.

Confident ahead of this European showdown, the Barcelona winger declared: "Montjuïc was the beginning. The Camp Nou is the place where history will be written." A message that sets the tone for what promises to be a high-stakes European night in Barcelona.