{"id":3668,"date":"2026-04-13T20:04:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/3668\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T20:04:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:04:19","slug":"lamine-yamal-press-conference-barcelona-star-channels-lebron-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/3668\/","title":{"rendered":"Lamine Yamal press conference: Barcelona star channels LeBron James"},"content":{"rendered":"

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FIFA is allowing sales of World Cup tickets on sites like StubHub<\/p>\n

The 48 teams that are competing in the World Cup this year will play a record 104 matches across 16 cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico.<\/p>\n

Lamine Yamal is taking inspiration from NBA legend LeBron James ahead of Barcelona’s\u00a0Champions League quarterfinal second leg against Atl\u00e9tico Madrid on Tuesday, April 14.<\/p>\n

Yamal changed his Instagram profile picture to James before the match at Camp Nou, which Barcelona must win by at least two goals after dropping the first leg 2-0 in Madrid last week.<\/p>\n

The Barcelona star didn’t just use any image of James, but a picture of him holding the championship trophy after the 2016 NBA Finals.<\/p>\n

In that series, James helped the Cleveland Cavaliers overturn a 3-1 deficit against the Golden State Warriors, winning the final three games to be crowned NBA champions.<\/p>\n

In a news conference on Monday, April 13, Yamal said he was hoping to emulate the comeback that James and the Cavs pulled off a decade ago.<\/p>\n

\u201c[James] is one of my references that can inspire me for tomorrow\u2019s game,\u201d Yamal said. \u201cI\u2019ll think about how he did the comeback [in 2016] and I hope it unfolds the same way for me.<\/p>\n

“We have plenty of leaders in the team. I consider myself one of them, but not the only one.\u201d<\/p>\n

Barcelona fell 2-0 in the first leg<\/a>, as a first-half red card for defender Pau Cubars\u00ed\u00a0proved costly. Juli\u00e1n Alvarez and Alexander S\u00f8rloth scored on either side of halftime to give Atl\u00e9tico a huge win at home.<\/p>\n

Yamal, who has 22 goals and 18 assists this season, said his team would give everything to overturn the deficit against Diego Simeone’s team.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I can promise for tomorrow is that if we get knocked out, it will be with us fighting until the end,\u201d Yamal said. \u201cWe won\u2019t stop running for one minute and give everything for this badge. I think the comeback is possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

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