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Lamine Yamal in confident mood ahead of Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona – ‘This is when the real players step up’

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Lamine Yamal in confident mood ahead of Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona – ‘This is when the real players step up’ FC Barcelona face one of their biggest fixtures of the season tomorrow night as they take on Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg. Having lost the first leg 0-2 at the Spotify Camp Nou, the Blaugrana must now mount a comeback against the Rojiblancos in their own backyard at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano. Barcelona faced a similar situation earlier this season against Atleti in the Copa del Rey semi-final, but came up short back then, and Hansi Flick & co.

will hope for a different outcome this time out. Ahead of the big game tomorrow, key Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal addressed the media in the pre-match press conference. Lamine Yamal on tomorrow’s match Talking about the possibility of a comeback for his team tomorrow, the 18-year-old superstar claimed: “I think we’re a young team, we’re all Barça fans, very much so, and we’ve shown that many times.

We have to do what we’ve done all season, fight for this badge, we’re really eager to be in the semifinals, and we’ll give it our all. ” On the kind of match Barcelona are expecting tomorrow, the young sensation added: “Playing the way we know how, with intensity without losing our game, is the key; not thinking that coming back is a miracle. It’s a game we started 2-0 down, but we have to play the way we know how.

” A lot will be riding on Lamine and how he plays tomorrow for Barcelona to stand a chance. So, when asked about his responsibilities heading into the match, the Spanish attacker said: “Luckily, I’m playing for Barça and there are players of the highest quality, world-class veterans who prove it every year. I don’t think it’s down to me alone; even if it were, I wouldn’t mind.

“We have plenty of players who can turn things around on their own, and that’s why I have faith in the team. ” On what he can promise the fans heading into the big game, Lamine remarked: “We promise that if we’re knocked out, it’ll be after fighting until the very end. We won’t let a single minute go by without pressing and running; we’ll give it our all.

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