The upcoming El Clásico has just been set ablaze. Real Madrid players are reportedly “furious” and “fed up” with Barcelona wonderkid Lamine Yamal after the 18-year-old reignited football’s fiercest rivalry with bold and controversial remarks accusing Los Blancos of “stealing and complaining” MySportDab Reports.
Yamal, who has already become one of Barcelona’s most outspoken stars, dropped his verbal bombshell just days before Sunday’s showdown at the Santiago Bernabéu.
“This year, they simply can’t beat us. We’ve proven that,” Yamal said smugly after referencing last season’s four consecutive Clásico wins during Barça’s treble-winning campaign.
According to MARCA, Madrid’s dressing room has grown tired of Yamal’s provocations, viewing his comments as “disrespectful and immature.” The Spanish outlet reports that several players plan to use his words as extra motivation to humble Barcelona on their own turf this weekend.
The irony hasn’t been lost on Madrid fans either, as Barcelona are still entangled in the infamous Negreira scandal — an ongoing investigation alleging the Catalan club paid €8.4 million to a former refereeing chief.
Madrid supporters have since flooded social media, calling Yamal’s “stealing” comments hypocritical.
Former Barça defender Gerard Piqué has rushed to defend the teenager, insisting that such trash talk is nothing new in the Clásico’s long, heated history.
“They’ve told us we’ve stolen, and we’ve told them. It’s always been like that,” Piqué told *Jijantes*. “Lamine is special, incredibly talented. He’ll mature with time — but that fire is part of what makes him unique.”
Now, as the world prepares for another explosive El Clásico, all eyes will be on Yamal — the teenage prodigy who has managed to enrage Real Madrid before even stepping onto the pitch.
