The ghosts of 'Laminedependence' returned to hover over the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys this Saturday, November 30. FC Barcelona welcomed Las Palmas at home and did so with Lamine Yamal on the bench, as the winger was only just returning to the squad after being sidelined for three weeks due to a grade 1 injury to the syndesmosis of his right ankle.
Although the forward came onto the pitch after returning from the break, the team managed by Hansi Flick felt the absence of the player in the first 45 minutes, where the lack of depth in attack prevented the Catalans from creating several dangerous chances against a rival crouched in their area.
Finally, the Canarian team ended up winning the match and left Montjuïc with the three points, giving Barça its third league defeat of the season, all of which have one thing in common: Lamine was not a starter in any of them.
- Osasuna vs FC Barcelona: 4-2
- Real Sociedad vs FC Barcelona: 1-0
- Celta vs FC Barcelona: 2-2
- FC Barcelona vs Las Palmas: 1-2
Lamine Yamal, Barça's key player in LaLiga
The first defeat of the season in the league championship came against Osasuna (4-2), where the youth player was substituted by technical decision and came off the bench in the second half, scoring the second goal for the Blaugranas in the match. Later, the aforementioned injury prevented him from being present in the match against Real Sociedad, where the Catalans suffered their second narrow defeat of the season (1-0).
Yamal was also absent in the 2-2 draw in Vigo against Celta, and although against Brest in the Champions League the Blaugranas seemed to put an end to the myth of 'Laminedependence' with a resounding victory (3-0), the 'blow' received this Saturday against Las Palmas only confirms that the Catalan '19' is the decisive piece of the team in LaLiga.