Lamine Yamal Says Marc Cucurella Will Start First Clásico but Be Dropped for Second

Lamine Yamal told Cope that he informed Marc Cucurella the defender would start the first Clásico match but would already be a substitute by the second. Yamal said the shift would occur because he planned to "eat him alive" during the fixture. @FabrizioRomano reported the comments, which Yamal delivered directly to the Spanish radio station.

The statements center on the two players' expected roles across the pair of matches between their clubs. Yamal framed the prediction as a message he had already given Cucurella ahead of the games.