Barcelona managed to tear down the Yellow Wall in Dortmund on Wednesday evening, beating BVB 3-2 in extremis with two goals from Ferran Torres. The winner came courtesy of Lamine Yamal, a common theme this season, with Torres finishing well in the corner.
After the match, Lamine Yamal spoke to the media and recalled that it was the same combination that almost gave Blaugrana victory over Real Betis. Torres scored in the 86th minute at the Benito Villamarin, but the Blaugrana could not hold on and conceded an equalizer in the 94th minute.
“We understand each other very well, with Ferran. It was the same recently against Betis, in Seville,” he told Movistar+, quoted by Sport.
“After Betis it was important to win in a field as important as this. We are very happy because overall the team was very good. We had clear chances, in the second they dominated us a little more, but we knew how to suffer. And the opportunities had to be taken advantage of.”
Lamine Yamal almost replicated another of his now trademark assists off the boot for Raphinha in the first half, with the Brazilian firing his effort past the post. The 17-year-old proved almost impossible to defend and said it wasn't something he was specifically working on.
“That pass now comes naturally to me. It's a tool that has worked really well for me lately, to be honest. It comes naturally to me, it's not like I do it all the time during training, it more or less comes naturally. And I told Rapha he had it…'
Barcelona now sit second in the Champions League, with only Liverpool's perfect record surpassing theirs. They face Benfica and Atalanta in their final two matches, but all their focus will be on the remaining two Liga games of the year, at home to Leganes and then Atletico Madrid. The Blaugrana have just one win in their last five Liga games.
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