Barcelona enjoyed El Clasico this season, but the first meeting that a 4-0 victory for the side of Hansi Flick Zag-Werd overshadowed by racist abuse, aimed at various Blaugrana players, one of which was Lamine Yamal.
Racism in football in Spanish has become a big problem in recent years and the 17-year-old is one of the players affected. Earlier this week he thought about the incident during a moving interview with Dazn, in which he stated that he tried not to pay too much attention to the incident in the Santiago Bernabeu, according to MD.
“I think if we had lost, maybe thought:” Why do they tell me this or that? ” But in the end it is about enjoying life.
Lamine Yamal, who decides for Barcelona in their 3-1 victory over Benfica in the Champions League round of 16 on Tuesday, thinks about his own youth during the interview, and he spoke with pride about how he was raised.
“I always tell my mother that I am very grateful to her, because, despite how difficult things were for her, she made sure that I saw nothing wrong. So maybe I didn't have the best youth in the world, but she made it look like I was doing that, so I could only see the good and enjoy it. “
It is clear that these rising cases of racist abuse in Spanish football must be tackled by the relevant authorities. At the moment it has become a serious problem and more needs to be done to prevent players such as Lamine Yamal from being the target.
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