Diego Simeone ridiculed Lamine Yamal as his Atletico Madrid side blitzed Barcelona 4-0 at home in their Copa del Rey semi-final first leg. Barcelona's frustrations were only worsened when their only 'goal' of the night, scrambled in by Pau Cubarsi, was confirmed as offside after an eight-minute VAR check. They are 13 points behind Barcelona in the LaLiga title race and face Club Brugge in the Champions League play-offs this month. Simeone recently said of the Nigerian: 'Lookman is different from all the players we have, especially in one-on-one situations, but he also has associative play. 'His profile allows us to use him in different positions, and his impact on the team was very good.

Source: Daily Mail February 13, 2026 00:27 UTC