LAMINE YAMAL, STARTER AGAINST CÁDIZ
Xavi explains why he chose Lamine Yamal
Lamine Yamal has been the great novelty of the FC Barcelona line-up to face Cádiz. At the age of 16, he beat players like Ez Abde, Ansu Fati and Ferran Torres. Xavi Hernández has explained the reasons
The FC Barcelona has received the visit of the Cádiz CF in the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in the second day of LaLiga EA Sports 2023-2024. The blaugrana have surprised with the titularity of Lamine Yamal the one who, to his 16 years, begins to be taken in account by Xavi Hernández in his plans. Already it has won him the game to players like Ansu Fati, Ferran Torres and Ez Abde. It aims very high.
It has been an authentic novelty, but the Barcelona trainer has him 'defended' in the previous of the party, in statements issued to 'Movistar+': "we Think that can help us and that in spite of his short age, is very mature that can contribute us a lot of and mark differences in attack. What see in the trainings likes us a lot of", signalled Xavi. There are not doubts that, in front of a so closed team like the Cádiz, can be very important.
The presence of Lamine Yamal speaks very 'very' of how is facing these months the player formed in The Masia in activities in the first team. It is one of the most promising attackers that have gone out of the quarry, but the reality is that it leaves very 'signalled' to which already have more experience in the elite, being the case of Ansu Fati or Ferran Torres, in addition to an Ez Abde that finish to return of his cession of the Osasuna.
