"As long as I win they can't say anything, Lamine Yamal said once, but this time he didn't win and they were coming for him. They said he spoke too much; they replied that, yeah, they would see him outside; they told him talk is cheap. And that was just the players: there was more from the preachers in their pulpits, men who never lose."
"When the final whistle went on a wild, intense 262nd clasico that was a little like old times, Lamine Yamal walked towards Dani Carvajal, hand out. Instead of taking it, Madrid's captain did the old jibber-jabber gesture. It had been hard enough keeping up with everything that happened in the 105 minutes that went before, a match of 38 shots, three goals scored and three more disallowed; now it was impossible."
"In April, Tchouameni had written: They celebrate our defeats like we will never win again. We'll be back. Madrid had just lost a clasico Copa del Rey final 3-2 in extra time, a collective breakdown greeting the final whistle, ice cubes flying. A fortnight later, they were beaten again. In four clasicos, Madrid had lost four times, league, cup and Super Cup going to their rivals"
Lamine Yamal had previously taunted opponents with confidence but suffered hostility after a Clasico defeat. Opponents and figures in Madrid's orbit taunted him, accusing him of talking too much. He recalled his previous Bernabeu performance when a young player beat Real Madrid 4-0, but that match ended differently. After a wild, intense 262nd Clasico, Dani Carvajal refused his handshake. The game featured 38 shots, three goals and three disallowed strikes, then erupted into a tunnel melee with players and police involved. Thibaut Courtois, Vinicius and Raphinha were drawn into the confrontation. Real Madrid had lost four Clasicos across competitions.
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