The inexplicable stumble of Barça in Anoeta, where they dominated Real Sociedad with play but lacked finishing, served to confirm the return of the best Lamine Yamal. After an irregular start to the season marked by pubalgia, the young winger recovered his magical game, although VAR disallowed a goal by millimeters for offside, the third goal invalidated for the Catalans in the first half.
“"If I had a flashback with Lewandowski? Is it the same VAR referee as last season? Well, good job."
The night of Lamine Yamal was diabolical and sterile, yet it yielded surprising statistics. He completed 11 successful dribbles out of 15 attempted, a 73% success rate, a figure unmatched by any other player in Europe's five major leagues. Despite the frustration over the team's ineffectiveness in Remiro's area, the winger provided a delightful assist to Rashford for the 1-1 equalizer.
These reliability numbers confirm Lamine's return; he now totals 12 assists (9 in the League) and 10 goals this season, having played 20 consecutive matches. Separately, the blue-and-red club and the white-and-red club sealed a verbal agreement for captain Marc-André Ter Stegen to play on loan at Montilivi, Girona's stadium, until the end of the season.
