Barcelona's rising star, Lamine Jamal, took advantage of Real Madrid's defeat against their fierce rivals Atletico in the Madrid derby to launch a new provocation against his French rival Kylian Mbappe, the Royal team's striker.
Lamine Jamal’s reaction came amid the fierce competition with Mbappe for the Ballon d’Or, for which the pair are competing in the list of nominees for the 2026 award, with the winner to be announced during the ceremony scheduled to be held in the British capital, London, on October 26, 2026.
The past few days have witnessed an exchange of statements by the duo Lamine Jamal and Mbappe regarding each of their entitlement to win the Ballon d'Or award for 2026.
The rising Barcelona star had previously stated that he and Mbappe are the best players in the world right now, but he stressed that he deserves to win the Ballon d'Or this year, based on the titles he has won with Barcelona and the Spanish national team, while Mbappe, in turn, spoke about his chances of competing for the award during the past period.
Lamine Jamal reacted to a post on social media published by Mark Poppel following Real Madrid’s defeat, led by Mbappe, against Atletico Madrid (1-2) in the Madrid derby that brought them together on Sunday evening, in the top match of the seventh round of the Spanish Football League.
Poupil posted a picture of himself during his tackle on Kylian Mbappe, to which Lamine responded with a series of fiery emojis, indicating his reaction to the match's moment and result.
competition with Mbappe for the Ballon d’Or, which the pair are competing for in the list of nominees for the 2026 award, with the winner to be announced during the ceremony scheduled to be held in the English capital, London, on October 26.
Real Madrid's tally remained frozen at 15 points after this defeat, dropping them to fourth place, 6 points behind leaders Barcelona, while Atletico Madrid raised their tally to 16 points, climbing to second place in the standings.
Barcelona is the only team to have achieved a perfect score during the current 2026-2027 season after 7 rounds of the league, while Atletico lost one match and drew another, while Real Madrid suffered two defeats so far.
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