{"id":3093,"date":"2026-04-13T05:42:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T05:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/3093\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T05:42:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T05:42:21","slug":"fc-barcelona-superstar-lamine-yamal-changes-profile-picture-to-this-lakers-player-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/3093\/","title":{"rendered":"FC Barcelona superstar Lamine Yamal changes profile picture to this Lakers player"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the quiet hours of Sunday morning, while most of Spain was asleep, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/tag\/barcelona\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FC Barcelona;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;FC Barcelona&quot;}\" class=\"link \">FC Barcelona<\/a> superstar <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/sports\/who-is-lamine-yamal-the-teenage-spanish-soccer-prodigy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lamine Yamal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Lamine Yamal&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Lamine Yamal<\/a> made a statement without saying a word.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the 18-year-old changed his profile picture on Instagram, and that\u2019s all it took to send shockwaves through the soccer world.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The new profile photo was of <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/los-angeles-lakers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lakers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Lakers&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Lakers<\/a> star <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/tag\/lebron-james\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:LeBron James.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;LeBron James.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">LeBron James.<\/a> The photo was of James in the summer of 2016, gripping the Larry O\u2019Brien Trophy after leading the Cavaliers to one of the most memorable comebacks in NBA Finals history.<\/p>\n<p>Yamal\u2019s decision to change his profile photo wasn\u2019t random. It was meant to be inspirational.<\/p>\n<p>Days earlier, FC Barcelona was humbled at home by Atletico Madrid 2-0 in the first leg of its UEFA Champions League quarterfinal match at Camp Nou.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona reacts after a UEFA Champions League loss in a quarterfinal match. Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776058941_526_6eb2b463916e3fe94b5f41b1c953ca6e.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona reacts after a UEFA Champions League loss in a quarterfinal match. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Now, the odds are stacked against them as they have to travel to the Metropolitano in Madrid inside hostile territory facing a two-goal deficit.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why Yamal is reaching back to James and history for inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>And not just any history. The 2016 NBA Finals. Cleveland down 3-1 against a 73-win juggernaut led by Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green. On the road at the then-Oracle Arena, in hostile territory.<\/p>\n<p>James and his Cavaliers teammates rewrote the limits on what a comeback could look like at the highest level. Remember his chase-down block on Andre Iguodala? 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