Lamine Yamal, betrayed: an important Barça figure celebrated the Ballon d'Or news

Lamine Yamal has become FC Barcelona's greatest asset: at just 18 years old, he has already established himself as a global star. The young talent from La Masia became Barça's youngest ever debutant in the history of La Liga. Since then, Lamine's football career has been meteoric.

At Barça, he managed to achieve a historic domestic treble, but internationally, he has done even better. With Spain, Lamine Yamal was crowned European champion in July 2024 after defeating England in the final by 2 to 1. In addition, last June, he came close to winning the UEFA Nations League after losing to Portugal on penalties.

Because of all these achievements, this past Tuesday, Lamine Yamal attended the grand Ballon d'Or gala as the main favorite alongside Dembélé, PSG's star. In the end, the prestigious award went to the French forward, who had a great season, winning the Champions League after a memorable final. Surely, this was the decisive factor that prevented Lamine from winning his first Ballon d'Or.

Lamine Yamal won't give up, he will keep fighting to be the best

Many Barça fans don't understand the decision to give the Ballon d'Or to Dembélé when Lamine Yamal puts on a show match after match. On social media, there have been numerous reactions to the "injustice" committed against Lamine. Barça's number 10 has taken it philosophically and believes that he must keep climbing to reach the top.

It should be noted that Lamine very sportingly congratulated Ousmanne Dembélé for the trophy he won and the great season he had. He had to settle for the Kopa Trophy, which crowns him as the best young player on the continent for the second consecutive year. However, to everyone's surprise, in the Barça locker room, there were those who were "glad" that Lamine Yamal didn't win the Ballon d'Or.

Hansi Flick celebrated the Ballon d'Or outcome: he wants Lamine Yamal even more motivated

According to the magazine Don Balón, Hansi Flick "celebrated" that Lamine Yamal didn't win such a prestigious individual trophy. Far from creating unnecessary controversy, Flick has a reason to think this way. The German coach was afraid that Lamine Yamal could win the Ballon d'Or and then relax.

Hansi Flick wants the best for the team and thinks that Lamine Yamal is very young, and that he still has time to achieve it. The German coach thinks that being able to win the Ballon d'Or next season will be a huge incentive for the academy graduate. Lamine already knows that to win the prestigious trophy, he will have to win the Champions League and have a great World Cup in 2026.