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Lamine Yamal comes up with brutal nickname for Robert Lewandowski in Barcelona training

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The teenager has been having some fun at the expense of his team-mate.

Lamine Yamal and Robert Lewandowski celebrate during the match between FC Barcelona and Villarreal CF, corresponding to week 26 of LaLiga EA Sports, played at the Spotify Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, on February 28, 2026. (Photo by Joan Valls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images) | NurPhoto via Getty Images Lamine Yamal’s been in good spirits in Barcelona training as Hansi Flick’s side prepare for Sunday’s La Liga game against Rayo Vallecano. The Barcelona teenager was spotted teasing Robert Lewandowski, calling the 37-year-old veteran “grandpa” as the players were put through their paces.

▪️ "Míster, el abuelo, el abuelo". 😅 Así se refería Lamine Yamal a Lewandowski en el entrenamiento del Barça de este sábado. 📹 Imagen ElDesmarque.

pic. twitter. com/oc4KQodmf6 — ElDesmarque (@eldesmarque) March 21, 2026 There’s an almost 20-year age gap between Yamal and Lewandowski, and the Poland international has spoken about what it’s like to work with such a youthful squad.

“I was in a different world, in a different generation. I’m older than the players’ fathers. I’m older than Lamine’s father, for example, and so I said to myself: ‘Come on, I have to learn from them too’,” he told the High Performance podcast.