The Most Bizarre Dribble in Rabona History: Rabona by Yamal, Like a Cat Playing with Its Prey!
Lamine Yamal's Magic Against Arda Güler's Galatasaray... er, Against Eren Elmalı of Galatasaray Was the Most Exciting Moment of Tonight's Champions League
According to Sport Se, you must remember that Lamine Yamal gave an interview a few days ago in the middle of the battle of consecutive interviews of the main candidates for the Golden Ball, which many people frowned upon hearing. Yamal looked at the camera very plainly and said: "The golden ball should be won by someone who is a genius!"
Many people felt that they had the duty to play the role of the white bearded and wise man and came and advised Yamal: Be humble, son! But Yamal did not say anything bad. Of course, he was talking about himself when he said: The Ballon d'Or should be given to a player whose football you see.
Tonight, we saw your football, Mr. Lamine Yamal, and we made a bag. Tonight we saw that you are really a genius. When you hit that weird Rabona during Barcelona's third goal. Yamal fired a new move tonight that was similar to Rabona's famous kick but not the same move. As Zidane's strange and beautiful dribble was later called Zidane's dribble, from now on we should call this strange and eye-catching movement of Yamal: Rabonai Lamine Yamal.
Yamal's move was literally exceptional. His twist to the ball, his body and his legs upset the balance of the opponent's defender, and this is how one of the most beautiful goals of tonight's Champions League was founded.
It was the 53rd minute when the young winger of Barça did something with the defender Eren Al-Mali on the right side of the penalty area, the pictures of which immediately went viral on social networks.
While advancing the ball near the crossbar, Yamal suddenly turned his body as if he wanted to send the ball into the goal with a Rabona kick. This dramatic movement and his sudden pause completely deceived Al-Mali, and the Turkish defender lost both his physical balance and his mental understanding of the concept as time completely changed. Although Yamal's next move didn't go completely perfectly and I think Yamal wanted to make a strange move that he didn't get, but the same strange rabona and two steps were enough to confuse the Galatasaray defender. The disappearance of Eren Al-Mali caused the ball to fall again under the feet of the Barça star. Yamal took advantage of the opportunity, sent the ball into the goal, and Anthony Gordon scored the third goal of his team by cutting the ball accurately at the near post.
Let's go frame by frame:
Of course, this scene was not the only brilliant performance of Yamal in this match. A few minutes before this goal, in the 50th minute, he sent the ball to the penalty spot with a precise pass from the right side, and Fermin Lopez scored Barca's second goal with a header.
Barcelona, who had scored a goal in the first half of the game and was lucky that Osiman's header and Alper Yilmaz's next shot were rejected, returned to the game with Joao Cancelo's goal in the 43rd minute to end the first half with a 1-1 draw.
When the second half started, two sparks from Yamal made the game 3-1 in just three minutes and gave the pulse of the field to Hansi Flick's team. Yes, Yamal doesn't just play technically and attractively as he says. He turns the page when he wants to. According to the coaches, he is a player who makes a difference.
If you are very fond of football and have a good memory, Yamal's move with Eren Al-Mali tonight will remind you of another scene. Another bitter memory for Eren al-Mali against Yamal. The left defender of Galatasaray played against Yamal in the Turkish national team uniform in the night of the heavy defeat of 6-0 against Spain and was replaced after an agonizing hour. In that game, Al-Mali repeatedly raised his hands as a sign of submission against Yamal, until the coach saw that he was not able to keep up with the Spanish boy and replaced him. Tonight's incident in the Champions League showed that controlling Yamal in one-on-one situations is a very difficult task, even with prior knowledge.
Marca newspaper compared Yamal's move to magic. A scene in which the opponent's defender became a part of the show. The big difference between Yamal and other players is not only in individual speed or technique. He has learned how to make the opponent react wrong by changing the rhythm and a short pause.
Yamal's strange rabona a few days before the Ballon d'Or ceremony has undoubtedly weighed heavily in his favor. Although the voting has been closed for a long time, from tonight, many football players will consider Yamal worthy of the Ballon d'Or, even if the Ballon d'Or goes to Kylian Mbappe or Harry Kane in London.