There was very little to be negative about for La Roja, after Spain put Turkiye to the sword to the tune of six goals, with a brilliant performance in Konya. And yet, the number 10, Lamine Yamal, walked off looking a little less than happy when he was substituted for Jorge de Frutos for the final 20 minutes of the match.
That may be something to do with the fact that he left the game without a goal. The scoresheet eluded him against Bulgaria on Thursday, despite two very presentable chances in Sofia. Once again, the brilliantly talented 18-year-old could not find the net against Turkiye.
This is in spite of arguably having the best chance of the night. With Spain two goals to the good, Lamine Yamal slipped Pedri in himself, who shaped to shoot, but instead took the defence and the goalkeeper out of the game, cutting it back to Lamine Yamal. He thundered the ball over, with only a defender between him him and the goal.
After a moment of confusion, Lamine Yamal did look at the turf, and the ball does bobble just before he hits it. Even still, the Barcelona star will feel he should have scored.
The teenage star put in a generally good performance, if wasteful. In the opening stages, he was a major problem for Turkiye, and was gliding past challenges on his way to goal. However one rather soft effort after a brilliant run, and a blocked effort deprived him of goals on those occasions.
Lamine Yamal would lay on two assists for Mikel Merino and Ferran Torres in the second half, finding the former in space before his excellent effort, and sliding Torres through on goal to finish.
vaililojr
136
I am a Liverpool fan but he was world class throughout the game. The miss was not bad. Even Messi and Ronaldo had problems with open goal missed
Vibbcdelnz
47
He put his self on pressure ,like trying to prove something to the world he is the best player on earth that’s y he now misses easy chances
Nstech
36
It happens to all the footballers every time,he shouldn’t put himself in a tight spot like to prove himself, we already know he’s one of the best player in the world
Utdw3Stand
33
Every body misses chances, leave the boy alone
kayusmessi
17
I know if the press hasn't say any negative thing about the star boy yamal they won't sell, but guess what, yamal remain the best player in the world by distance
Wuwbcinpz
14
Yamal during the match 😝😝😝😝😝😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤪🤪🤪🤪
donreal1990
14
pride goes before a fall
Yodbekmry
13
Then why do they curse Dembele with a miss against Liverpool. [Angry
know the difference between a crucial and critical match and an already won match.