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Seventy-five seconds carrying the ball and, oh, right on his heels.
heel. Lamine smiles, he already knows what awaits him.
A limpet,
a shadow that follows him wherever he goes, giving him hardly any respite.
Because when he takes on others, he does get past them.
But when he tries it against Cucurella, he founders time and again.
What's more, he has Diomandé's help, who, in one of those coverages, ends up
nutmegging Lamine outright,
leaving him with this look on his face.
The frustration is palpable in the culé camp.
Rodri tells Gerard off: "Calm down, brother! No, calm down!"
Another telling-off, this one aimed at the assistant referee for stopping a
counterattack.
A closed-fist gesture and a "Coward!"
The fourth official stands his ground and demands respect.
He repeats it: "With respect."
The linesman won't like what Lamine says to him when Marc gets in his
A slap, and he uses his arm—bam!
He protests the foul, and the linesman tells him: “All right, all right,
all right.”
As Gordon takes on Lunin, he gets angry because he didn’t pass him the
ball.
And Fermín appears to prevent more arguments: “Calm down,
calm down. That’s it, that’s it.” And once again, Marc is putting a stop
to
number ten.
Now with fouls and without being booked.
But there’s still more.
One after another.
Cucu’s masterclass isn’t just at the back.
He joins several attacks, and this run ends in
the opener.
With no time to lick their wounds, barely two minutes later,
Lamine wastes the equalizer.
One celebrates
and the other laments.
Marc is on fire,
he’s earning his keep. He even stops others who aren’t Lamine,
who is in turn stopped even by others who aren’t Cucurella.
But although he seems to have it all under control, on a quick restart by Lamine,
Rafinha takes advantage of the gap Marc leaves as he helps Bernardo.
One celebrates, and the other not only doesn't regret it, but encourages him to
keep going the same way. And he does.
It was just a blip. He maintains his high level, shutting down
Lamine,
who, only by drifting inside, manages to do some damage
but without the necessary accuracy. They are facing a Lamine Yamal unknown
to them.
Time and again, Cucurella strains his voice celebrating the
umpteenth
battle won.
As if that weren't enough, in the final moments he will also
turn out to be
the winner of this war.
And so, this clash of titans ends with
Cucurella shutting down Lamine Yamal.
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Original transcript (Spanish)
Setenta y cinco segundos rodando la pelota y, ay, al talón. Lamine sonríe, ya sabe la que le espera. Una lapa, una sombra que le persigue allá donde va, sin apenas darle un respiro. Porque cuando encara a otros, sí se va.
Pero al intentarlo con Cucurella, naufraga una y otra vez. Además, tiene la ayuda de Diomandé, que en una de esas coberturas acaba tirándole todo un caño a Lamine, dejándole con esta cara. La frustración es palpable en el bando culé.
Rodri regaña a Gerard: «¡Calma, hermano! ¡No, calma!». Otra bronca, la de marca al asistente por cortar un contraataque. Gesto de agujero cerrado y un: «¡Cagón!». El cuarto pone pie en pared y le exige respeto.
Se lo repite: «Con respeto». Al linier tampoco le va a gustar lo que le dice Lamine cuando Marc le come la tostada y él con el brazo, ¡pam! Le protesta la falta y el linier le dice: «Vale, vale, vale».
Como Gordon se la juega ante Lunin, él se enfada por no haberle pasado el balón y aparece Fermín para evitar más broncas: «Tranquilo, tranquilo. Ya está, ya está». Y ya está otra vez Marc parando los pies al
diez. Ahora, con faltas y sin ser amonestado. Pero todavía hay más. Una detrás de otra. El recital de Cucu no es solo atrás.
Se suma a varios ataques y esta incursión acaba en el cero uno. Sin tiempo para lamerse las heridas, apenas dos minutos después, Lamine desperdicia el empate. Uno celebra
y el otro se lamenta. Marc está de dulce, se está ganando el sueldo. Frena incluso a otros que no son Lamine, al que a su vez frenan incluso otros que no son Cucurella. Pero aunque parece tenerlo todo bajo control, en un rápido saque de Lamine,
Rafinha aprovecha el hueco que Marc deja al ayudar a Bernardo. Uno celebra y el otro no solo no se lamenta, sino que anima a seguir igual. Y él cumple. Ha sido un simple borrón. Mantiene su alto nivel secando a Lamine,
que solamente apareciendo por dentro consigue hacer algo de daño sin la puntería necesaria. Están ante un Lamine Yamal desconocido para ellos. En una de tantas, Cucurella se desgañita celebrando la enésima
batalla ganada. Por si fuera poco, en los últimos coletazos también va a resultar vencedor de esta guerra. Y así, este duelo de titanes se salda con
Cucurella secando a Lamine Yamal.
