€120 million sensational Barca prodigy reflects upon his visible frustration against Alaves

Since debuting for FC Barcelona, 17-year-old prodigy Lamine Yamal's reputation at the club has been ever-increasing. Though he played only 7 minutes during the 2022/23 campaign in his official La Liga debut, only a little knew the next season would be his breakout one. Former Blaugrana club manager Xavi, in the initial training sessions only, was impressed by Yamal so much that the youngster went on to play 50 games in the 2023/24 campaign.

€120 million sensational Barca prodigy reflects upon his visible frustration against Alaves

Already on the back of a spectacular season with FC Barcelona and a star-making Euro campaign, many expectations were on the youngster ahead of the 2024/25 season. So far this season, in the Catalan club's success so far, Lamine Yamal has been one of the most crucial components. Emerging as one of the best players in Europe this season, the player has gone up to 10 goal contributions this early in the season.

However, while the star winger had gotten up to these numbers in just 9 appearances, Yamal's direct goal contributions have seen a slight dip in the last 2 games. In fact, during Barca's recent matchday against Deportivo Alaves, the player looked very frustrated, as was clearly visible from his expressions after being substituted. Recently, the player reflected on why he looked upset, even though the scoreline was 3-0 in their favor when he got subbed off.

Apart from his talent and hard work, what differentiates the sensational prodigy is his hunger to contribute as much as possible to his side. This quality was once again illustrated by the prodigy winger's response, who mentioned the visible frustration, saying,

""I was angry after the match vs. Alavés because of my performance. I could have done better. Flick asked me if I was mad because of the substitution, but no, it was because I couldn't help the team like I wanted to.""

- Lamine Yamal

Unlike the speculations that had been going about the player being upset about his substitution, Lamine Yamal was frustrated about not being able to contribute the way he expected himself to do. Although he did produce some moments of magic in the game against Alaves, the winger would want to improve much as he returns for FC Barcelona. Barca fans would hope that the prodigy star's performances return to his expectations after the international break.