Barcelona legend Robert Lewandowski has explained why Lamine Yamal was unable to produce his absolute best form at the 2026 World Cup. Recall that the teenager entered the tournament following a lengthy injury layoff, and fans have been reacting.
Reacting to his former team-mate’s crucial contribution to La Roja’s victory, Lewandowski stated that the World Cup was always going to be tough for Yamal after he missed 8 weeks of football with Barcelona.
Robert concluded by hailing the Spanish national team for helping the youngster on and off the pitch.
His words, “Honestly, no, we didn’t [see his best this tournament].
The best performance, the best Lamine for me, of course, wasn’t the last season, but two seasons ago, that was for me now the best version of Lamine Yamal.
He’s still young, he came to the World Cup after injury and he didn’t play for like eight weeks so it’s tough if you don’t play eight weeks and you have to start playing in the world cup, then you don’t have time for the training just from game to game.
But he showed really good quality. The Spain players and the team helped Lamine and Lamine also helped the whole team. I think that this cooperation was perfect.”
Futbol Club Barcelona is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.
Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, German, and English footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto “Més que un club” (“More than a club”). Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Barcelona. It is the third-most valuable sports team in the world, worth $5.51 billion, and the world’s fourth richest football club in terms of revenue, with an annual turnover of €582.1 million.
The official Barcelona anthem is the “Cant del Barça”, written by Jaume Picas and Josep Maria Espinàs. Barcelona traditionally play in dark shades of blue and garnet stripes, hence nicknamed Blaugrana.
In March 2021, Lionel Messi overtook Xavi’s record of 767 games played for the club, and presently has made 778 official appearances in all competitions, while also holding the record for the most appearances in La Liga matches for Barcelona, with 520.
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