Son Moix witnessed a phenomenon that now transcends the logical. FC Barcelona put on a real recital against RCD Mallorca and took the three points with a crushing victory (1-5). A victory that, in addition to allowing them to cling to the top of the championship, meant the end of the complicated 'mini crisis' experienced by the culés.
And the Catalans had gone a month without knowing victory in LaLiga. Since their victory against Espanyol (3-1) on November 3, the Blaugranas had accumulated three consecutive games without winning. And all of these with a common denominator: the absence of Lamine Yamal.
The '19' suffered a grade 1 injury in the syndesmosis of the right ankle against Red Star in the Champions League, an inconvenience that forced him to be on the sidelines for three weeks. During this time, Barça were defeated by Real Sociedad (1-0), drew against Celta (2-2) and, with the youth player on the bench, were beaten by Las Palmas (1-2), a scenario that had already been repeated several weeks ago in Osasuna (4-2).
Lamine was a starter and Barça won again
Once he had recovered from the setback that prevented him from being available to the coach in the first three games after the international break, Lamine was again a starter in Mallorca and was fundamental in the Catalans' rout. The Rocafonda native was a nightmare for Jagoba Arrasate's defence, creating a penalty and giving a spectacular assist to Raphinha for the third goal.
In this way, Yamal demonstrated that, although unconsciously, the 'Laminedependence' is real. And not because of the team's fault, but because of the merit of the star from Mataró himself, who has established himself as the player who makes the difference for Barça and, at 17 years of age, the adventure has only just begun.