FC Barcelona achieved an important victory in Balaidos by beating Celta de Vigo 1-2. Lamine Yamal was once again the most disruptive player for the Blaugrana club. The Spanish winger was dispatched with an assist in the first half for Robert Lewandowskiwhile in the second half, he was the architect of the penalty awarded in favor that the Pole would later transform into a goal.
However, Celta’s strong defense made the 16-year-old player go unnoticed for several stretches of the match. On this occasion, Yamal suffered from constant double marks on the right wing. And the thing is, he had no one to unload on in that part of the field due to Koundé’s decision to stay back in defense. One of the reasons could be that the French defender does not feel comfortable playing in that position, so he would prefer to stay back but, If Barça wants to continue counting on Lamine’s imbalance, they will have to look for a complementary option in that area so that he can perform better, have more references in the attack and not be neutralized in a simple way.
Lamine, the maximum reference in attack
The Moroccan Hispanic is more than returning the trust placed by Xavi Hernández, who seems to have established himself as a fixture in the starting eleven with his current performance. With this assistance, hHe has participated in three of the last five goals scored by the culés. Let us remember that in the previous match, he had already scored a double that marked a draw against Granada at the Lluís Companys.
The Spanish international will have to improve in some aspects of his definition. Against Celta he was not as fine as in previous games, which is why he wasted several plays that ended up going wide of the three posts guarded by Vicente Guaita, which could have increased the lead on the scoreboard. On the other hand, next Wednesday the match will be against Napoli in Italy for the first leg of the UEFA Champions League, so the winger will play a key role in the Blaugrana offensive.