"FC Barcelona is always a title contender, for me it is the best club in Europe"

Barcelona's Lamine Yamal said after the 2-2 draw with Atalanta that the important thing was not to lose and that he is happy with the second place achieved at the end of the first round of the Champions League.

“We wanted to win, as in every match, but it was not possible. Nothing happens,” said Lamine Yamal in statements to ‘Movistar +’ after the 2-2 draw between Barça and Atalanta. Asked what Hansi Flick, who replaced him in the final stretch of the match, had told him, Lamine said to remain calm.

“He told me that I played a good game. Now we have to aim for La Liga, we wanted to win,” said the Barcelona striker, scorer of the 1-0 and one of the best players of the match.

Lamine Yamal assured that on the field the Barcelona players knew that with a victory they would be first, after Liverpool's defeat in Eindhoven (3-2). “FC Barcelona is always a title contender, for me it is the best club in Europe. We aspire to win, regardless of the opponent, we have to achieve victory and qualify for the next round,” he insisted.

 

January 30, 2025