US EditionYamal Says Comeback Is Not Impossible as Barca Chase History at Atletico
Yamal said Barcelona must not treat the 2-0 deficit as a miracle, and he promised the team will fight to the end.
- On Monday, Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal insisted that the Champions League quarter-final comeback against Atletico Madrid is not insurmountable, despite trailing 2-0 from the first leg.
- Recent history complicates the challenge; Atletico eliminated Barca from the Copa del Rey semi-finals last month after a 4-0 first-leg victory at the Metropolitano proved insurmountable despite a 3-0 return win.
- Widely viewed as the most dazzling product since Lionel Messi, 18-year-old Yamal helped Spain win the 2024 European Championship and finished second in the 2025 Ballon d'Or vote.
- Only once in Champions League history has a team overturned a 2-0 first-leg home defeat, when Manchester United beat PSG 3-1 in Paris in 2019; Barcelona's own 6-1 escape from a 4-0 loss remains their greatest comeback.
- Tuesday's match at the Metropolitano remains the focus; Yamal vowed, "We promise that, if we're knocked out, we'll fight right to the end. We'll give our all for this badge," emphasizing a comeback remains possible.
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Barcelona Must Overturn 0-2... Manager Flick and Yamal Speak with One Voice: "Nothing Is Impossible" OSEN = Reporter Jung Seung-woo "Why wouldn't it be possible?" 0-2. Pushed to the brink, FC Barcelona has not given up yet. Both Manager Hansi Flick and Lamine Yamal are confident in the possibility of a comeback.
Barcelona will need to re-enter the athletic of Madrid, this Wednesday, at 16:00, to be classified as the semifinal of the League of Champions. After winning the game from 2 to 0 inside the house, the Catalan team will have to make three or more gols to be ranked at regular time within the Metropolitan Stadium, in Madrid, at the house of the rival. If it wins by the same score of the game, the game goes to the extension. The problem for the Span…
Barcelona lost 2-0 to Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final. Coach Hansi Flick, who was furious with referee Istvan Kovacs, is confident of a turnaround at the Metropolitano Stadium on Tuesday night.
Lamine Yamal says comeback is not impossible as Barcelona chases UCL history against Atletico Madrid
Barcelona travels to the Metropolitano trailing 2-0 from the first leg of the quarterfinal tie, a deficit that leaves it staring at an exit from the competition unless it can conjure something extraordinary away from home.
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