Lamine Yamal: “We won’t stop, and I’ll bring the Champions League back to Barcelona.”

At 17, Lamine Yamal played the hero throughout the tie. If at that age he's the most clairvoyant on the pitch and always knows how to hurt his opponent, it's no surprise that he's also capable of finding the words to lift spirits and strike a chord with Barcelona fans, with his people. "I'll keep my promise and bring it to Barcelona." He's obviously talking about the European Cup. The first person convinced and certain that, sooner or later, a sixth European Cup will be in the Museu de Barcelona's showcases is Lamine Yamal.

The player will continue to exert the same determination he put into the double header against Inter to secure a title that has eluded Barcelona for ten years. "We will be back," was the striker's message. As forceful and exciting as his football .

Since the birth of the European Cup Only Barça and Roma, in 2018, failed to reach the final after scoring six goals in the semi-final tie.

After the elimination , more cruel than painful, Lamine Yamal addressed the fans, urging them to believe in the project they are building. The extra-time knockout only serves to motivate them for the future. “We gave it our all. This year it wasn't possible, but we'll be back. Have no doubt, Culés. We won't stop until we leave this club where it deserves to be, at the top,” the Blaugrana player wrote on Instagram.

A youth player, a jewel of La Masia and an indispensable part of Flick's project, this semi-final has definitively established him as the reference point. Despite his youth, the Barcelona star kept the entire defense on its toes. He constantly outplayed Dimarco, first Carlos Augusto, when the Brazilian replaced him, and always dared to attack Bastoni, who eventually asked for his jersey. All three are valued at 162 million on Transfermarkt.

Champion numbers Flick's men bow out of the Champions League after scoring 43 goals: the same number that helped Bayern win the 2020 title.

Lamine Yamal has already demonstrated on more than one occasion that his statements are anything but monotonous, but that he speaks with the self-confidence with which he plays. Far from licking his wounds, the player pledges that he will spare no effort until he achieves his goal of becoming a European champion. He wants to use the current anger as fuel. "I will keep my promise and bring her to Barcelona. We won't stop until we achieve it," he declared.

After that statement, it's hard not to think of the treble celebrations in 2015 when Leo Messi, microphone in hand, delighted the Camp Nou. "They wanted three, and here they are," said the Argentine after winning in Berlin, fulfilling his promise to the fans. The number ten didn't fail. Lamine Yamal will look to emulate him.

Inter's savior Sommer made 14 saves in the double header against Barcelona, ​​who hit the woodwork three times.

“Super Lamine,” La Gazzetta dello Sport described him. “Extraterrestrial,” Bild described him. The youngster, still in his early teens, attempted 20 dribbles and completed 14. He made 102 interventions in the 120 minutes and drew seven fouls from the opposition.

Many of Sommer's 14 saves (7 and 7) against Inter came from shots by Lamine Yamal. Barça also hit the woodwork three times (twice at Montjuïc and once at the Meazza), all of which came from the winger's shots.

There are only two teams that have scored six goals in a European Cup semi-final and not reached the final. One is Barça, and the other is Roma in 2018, eliminated by Liverpool. The Blaugrana are out of Munich despite scoring 43 goals in this edition of the Champions League . That's the same number Flick's Bayern scored in 2020. Back then, it was enough for the Bavarians to become champions.

But Lamine Yamal doesn't want to get caught up in his regrets. "Sunday is another final, and we all have to come together. Long live Barça!" he asks, turning the page, already thinking ahead to the derby that could give Barcelona more than half the league title.