Author of a sumptuous goal in the semi-final of Euro 2024, Lamine Yamal hurt the France team (2-1). The Spain winger rushed into a full-axis space, a weak point identified by the Blaugrana during the first minutes of the match.
More than a dribbler. Known for his ability to eliminate his opponents, Lamine Yamal is also an intelligent player. The FC Barcelona winger knows how to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the teams he faces. It is also this ability which allowed him to destroy the French team on July 9. In the semi-finals of Euro 2024, while the Blues opened the scoring through Randal Kolo Muani, the Spanish international scored a magnificent goal.
Yamal saw the space in the middle
His shot into the opposite corner left goalkeeper Mike Maignan with no chance. But more than the quality of his attempt, Lamine Yamal remembers above all a fault quickly identified on the French side. “ I remember the match had started 20 minutes agotold the young talent of FC Barcelona in a documentary from Prime Video in Spain. I realized that France had a problem in the middle, they left players free in this area. »
« Nacho gives the ball to Dani (Olmo) and I'm lucky that the rebound falls to Morata and the ball comes to me. There I stop and I see that Nico (Williams) is still asking me for the ball. Inside I thought I was going to give the ball to Morata, but I don't know what was going through my mind to make me say: 'No, stop.' And it's as if my leg made the decision for me. And I see that Rabiot is giving me a little space and going the other way. I had so much anger inside me that I hit with all my might », Confided Lamine Yamal, winner of the tournament and voted best young person.
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