Barca went through to the finals of Super Copa de Espana after a furious battle with Ernesto Valverde’s Athletic Bilbao. Wojciech Szczesny put on a solid performance between the sticks securing a second clean sheet in his second game for Barca, Gavi announced his return to the football world with a goal and an assist. But Barcelona’s star scored a goal in the last quarter of the game tightening the seal on Barca’s win. What he did next gave the whole world and particularly Culers a shot of nostalgia.
Neymar or Mbappe’s celebration?
When Lamine Yamal doubled Barca’s lead in the second half, he celebrated with a cross-armed stance. Some football fans with bad memories, particularly Madridistas, claimed he celebrated like the French forward Kylian Mbappe, and some even claimed that Lamine idolised him.
Neymar: Football’s uncrowned prince
A trip down the memory of every fan who loves the beautiful game is a young Barcelona winger who put on a show against Celtic FC in the Champions League in 2013. After his first goal in the competition, he announced himself to Europe with a dazzling hat trick. The Brazillian golden boy Neymar Jr.
Lamine Yamal has never hidden his admiration for the former Barcelona winger and has claimed him as his idol. You can see its reflection in the 17-year-old’s playstyle as he danced away from defenders like his idol. After his goal against Athletic Bilbao, he paid tribute to him like every kid of his generation dreamed of.
