Lamine Yamal on Inter: “If we played today, we’d win”

Lamine Yamal is still thinking about the Champions League semi-final against Inter, and according to Fabrizio Romano, he believes his team would come out on top if the match were played again “today”. The Barcelona winger went as far as saying the opponent “would never level” if they met again in the same circumstances.

The key quote

As Fabrizio Romano reports, Yamal said: “If we played the game against Inter again now, they would never equalise.” From there, he pointed to how tiny moments and split-second calls decide a game.

Small decisions matter

He also explained why the approach can change with age and experience: “Decisions are made within a second, and when you’re 20 or when you’re 30, you don’t make them the same way.” Yamal added that it comes down to “the details”, plus “a bit of luck” and the experience they say they’ve built.

Aim for this season

Romano’s piece ends with Yamal’s clear message of ambition for the season ahead: “I hope this year will be our year.” The tone is confident—using Inter as the reference point for what Barcelona believes it can do better now.