Robert Lewandowski completely surprised FC Barcelona fans in November last year, and unfortunately in a negative way. During the match with Deportivo Alaves, an incident occurred that was commented on by the whole of Spain at the time. After Lamine Yamal's failed move, the striker became furious with his younger colleague and when he tried to high-five him, Lewandowski completely ignored him. That gesture was received very badly and heralded that the game between these two could be shaping up. It seems that those fears were not confirmed.
The Spanish write about Lewandowski's relationship with Yamal. “A tense moment”
The aforementioned situation was recently referred to by the Catalan “Sport”, which analyzed the cooperation between Lewandowski and Yamal. As he noted, its beginning was not particularly successful. The Pole often had complaints that the winger did not look for him in the penalty area. “Lewandowski's gesture” was therefore the result of frustration. “It was not the only tense moment between these two. In another match, there was also friction in the locker room and even Cancelo took action in this matter to calm the situation down,” the journalists reminded.
Fortunately, with time, the problems between Lewandowski and Yamal slowly began to fade, but the atmosphere was worsened by poor results at the end of last season. Everything was supposed to change after Hansi Flick joined the team. Shortly after, the 36-year-old showed a very elegant behavior. “After Spain beat England and became the champions of Europe, the Pole sent Yamal a message of congratulations. It was a full-fledged declaration of will and who knows, maybe it was the beginning of a new, much better relationship,” people wondered.
Lewandowski's big transformation. He's convinced his friend. “There's already chemistry”
“Sport” journalists have noticed that since the new season, Lewandowski and Yamal have been spending more time together and joking together during training. It seems that the old aversion has been broken, although the considerable age difference (Yamal is only 17) remains a limitation. “No, they are not close friends and they do not intend to have dinner together. But they respect each other and even have fun together,” “Sport” stated.
Their cooperation on the pitch is also better, and this also translates into their mutual relations. “Clear evidence that the chemistry in the team is already there could be seen in the match against Valladolid. Lamine assisted “Lewy” in the goal for 2:0 and both celebrated together, making the typical Polish gesture of putting their fists in front of each other,” it was noted. “The earlier coldness transformed into respect and a good mood,” the editorial team summed up.