EverySports review: Yamal eager to silence critics as his star guides Barca s return to glory

Football     10:39pm, 3 November 2025

In the 11th round of La Liga, Barcelona defeated Elche 3-1. A reporter from Daily Sports wrote an article talking about Yamal. The title of each article is "Yamal's response to Real Madrid".

Daily Sports wrote ↓

Action and reaction, Barcelona implemented Newton's third law against Elche. Real Madrid had put great pressure on Barcelona before. After beating Valencia, Real Madrid slept peacefully with an eight-point advantage. Barcelona's response was not late, at the Montjuic Stadium.

If anyone is eager to silence critics, it's Yamal. He was full of fighting spirit and led Barcelona to victory over Elche. A wonderful goal opened the scoring, and as long as he still had energy, he worked tirelessly for the benefit of the team.

Yamal’s star halo

Due to the objective situation and Elche’s good state, this game is not easy. Elche proved in Montjuic that there is no conflict between playing good football and staying humble. The most ideal thing at this time is a devastating start, performed by Balde and Yamal, enjoying the fun of football through exquisite cooperation after a counterattack.

Yamal used his left foot to stop the ball and then adjusted his shot to break through Peña's fingers. This first goal was a joy to watch. Fermin replicated this scene, completing a similar collaboration with Phelan to score the second goal. Rafael Mir's goal before the end of the first half made the game suspense again, but Rashford stabilized the situation in the second half. If Rashford felt better, the suspense could have been completely ended.

Have full confidence in this Barcelona

Since scoring against Rayo Vallecano in the third round of the league, Yamal has not been able to score, and he is eager to clear his name. Since 18-year-old Yamal has all the spotlight on his back, he has a long road ahead and there are many people who will put obstacles in his way. But he has a talent that others lack, a genius-like talent.

Speaking of talent, yesterday was the first game without Pedri due to injury, which is really detrimental to a team that is used to going against the wind. But Casado performed steadily, De Jong knew the responsibility and pushed forward many times. Fermin was even more amazing, assisting his teammates twice.

From beginning to end, under the guidance of Yamal's starlight, Barcelona tried to recreate the style of last season-the unshakable and passionate team. This Saturday, they did it for a time. Flick narrowed the point gap with his mortal enemy in his first year in charge. Why can't he repeat his glory?