Barcelona star, Lamine Yamal, has come under fire from Espanyol coach, Manolo Gonzalez, for diving during his team’s La Liga defeat to their city rivals in the Catalan derby on Friday night.
Yamal scored the opening goal and provided the assist late on for Fermin Lopez as Barca’s 2-0 win at Espanyol saw the Blaugrana confirmed as La Liga champions for the 2024-25 campaign.
The Barca youngster was again outstanding on the night, though he left Gonzalez unimpressed. The teen was involved in Leandro Cabrera’s red card and the Espanyol coach said: “I told Lamine Yamal to stop diving and provoking, there is nothing else to say.”
Gonzalez added, “It was not the moment to fall or to faint. It was an avoidable action on Cabrera’s part, but it was a total exaggeration on his part. He is very good, but there was no need for this action.”