Lamine Yamal: “We are the best and the best playing”

Lamine Yamal (17 years) talked to World Deportivo about the good moment Barça lives in the league, where he assumes the leadership after defeating Rayo Vallecano. In the first part of a juicy interview, the striker had no problem talking to his team’s wonders.

Is the favorite Barça to win this league once leadership is achieved?

From the beginning of the season I always said that you need to have confidence in yourself. I think that eventually being a favorite doesn’t give you anything. I think you have to think that we are the best and we are the ones who play the best, and I think we are. We play the best and win the league.

What was the key to this comeback league? Because Barça had to row to recover the leadership.

No, think about getting three points. When you think of always playing well, always playing … In the end, the successes that give you the league are the one to zero, like lightning, and that, trying to add, because we lost a lot of points a couple of days and it’s about there, to add points and that are the missing ones.

Now we praise this return but what happened to those months? The coach spoke “Shit November” and “Shit December.” What happened when you were doing well? Why did you fall?

Well, I think a period is very long. Especially when you get so much advantage you see that there are so many games and the best gives you the little fall that all teams have. We now see Atlético de Madrid. They started well and now we put ourselves in the same of them. Eventually heal. If you have lost four games but then you win ten obese -next, you will always be up. And that’s what we’re trying to do now.

They are so good to everyone, in the champions you are seconds, in the cup you are in the semifinal. What do you see more possible to win? The league, the cup or the champions?

As I can always say this, supercopa is the fastest. Then Copa del Rey and the league and champions will come, because if they can, the two. I don’t like it. Both.

Do you look full of titles at this time?

It depends on us. There is only one team in champions more favorite than us, which is Liverpool, since it is first. And in the league let’s go first. So, everything depends on us. It wins, wins and when you win you will go from rotating and you can see more easily.

Are you talking about that in the locker room? Or from those moments you are more reserved because you don’t want to believe it?

Ultimately you have illusions, but that is every year. Last year I was thinking that in champions everyone was excited. This year again but you are not talking about whether we can win it or it, but see that everyone wants to win, that it is an illusion. I think this guy can be year.

How did you see Iñigo’s punishment before lightning? Because everyone is talking about referees. Do you think so?

Yes, very clear. What happens is that I believe that almost everyone is talking about it. There are things that are clear and undoubtedly. And I believe that eventually the referee’s work is very difficult, which will eventually if you have to be for one side the other will complain. And if no one complains, it’s already complaining to another team not playing. Very hard work. But for me the penalty is very clear.

And how do you appreciate the goal that Rayo Vallecano canceled? The one where the NTEKA, outside, seems to be preventing Iñigo.

In fact, I didn’t see it. I think Iñigo is making a block. I didn’t see it, but I thought it would not be played if the var was coming in.

You said that. Many arbitrations are being talked about. Do you think the referes favor Barça and get along with Madrid?

When we had six points I remembered the penalty field of penalty for Jules (Koundé) who did not whistle and then yesterday to Iñigo if they had to eat it. So, I don’t know … In Copa del Rey, Madrid first favored the referees and then against Osasuna they said they were against him. Every day will be that way. I believe we can’t complain, Madrid, Barça and Atlético. I think referes tried to do their best. Of matches like Alavés and Leganés do not speak too much there are best more controversial actions. But the refere tried to do their best. This is a very difficult job because someone will always complain. We are very happy.

Recently, there was a letter signed by Real Madrid of four pages that criticized the arbitration estate. How did you receive it in the locker room?

The truth is that we do not speak, we are in a good moment, we think of us, that we need to continue to win. And I think that when the team is well, he doesn’t listen to anything outside. It focuses only on winning and continuing to play.

And in particular, what do you think is the direct attack on the judges?

In fact, I did not enter the statement to read it. I know what it is but since it’s not in Barça, it’s not in our club, it’s not with our fans because it’s not interested in us. This is the federation that will know what to do. And I don’t know, they’ll know why they did it.

We will talk a little to you, about your situation, about your future. Should Culé fans be calm in your continuation?

I don’t think no one doubts how I as Culé, what I like about this club. Since I did Ibut I said this and I think it will solve at the end. If two parts want to happen, this will happen. But I think no one can doubt how I feel for this club.

What do you appreciate from Barça that makes you happy?

All, eventually a set, is the club, the fans, is the costume, the team. Everything is perfect here in Barcelona and the truth is that I’ve been very happy since I started the first team. Acceptance, the love that both fans and colleagues gave me, all.

You renewed 16 years to 2026, with a package to expand until 2030 once he was 18. Is this covenant standing?

In fact I will not come in. There is still a lot to this time first. Eventually, in July, when the next year begins, it will be solved and everyone will see it. But now I’m centered like we said in the league, in champions and in Copa del Rey, most importantly.