Soccer player with blond hair and a bandage on his hand playing in the blue and red FC Barcelona uniform — Lamine Yamal at the Gamper with a bandage on his hand | Real Madrid Confidencial

Camara — Lamine Yamal at the Gamper with a bandage on his hand | Real Madrid Confidencial

See to believe: this is how Lamine Yamal showed up at the Gamper, he laughs at everyone

The Barça youth product causes trouble again, another controversial incident in his record

11/08/2025 13:45:00h

Borja Díaz

Lamine Yamal's figure has sparked a lot of discussion over the past summer due to several controversies. His behavior with the Spanish national team or his birthday party are just a few examples. Many people point out that he is making mistakes with the attitude he displays.

It doesn't seem like he is willing to change if we consider what happened at the Joan Gamper Trophy. With Camp Nou still under construction, Barça had to play its trophy match at Estadi Johan Cruyff. All of this happened even though Laporta said everything would be finished, as he said more than half a year ago.

Blonde-haired player wearing a red number 19 jersey celebrating in a stadium

Lamine Yamal with the Spanish national team | Eurasia Sport Images

But beyond that, once again controversy arose with Lamine Yamal and how he appeared at the Gamper. The players were introduced and the Barça footballer stepped onto the field with his usual bandage on his hand. However, this time it was much larger, more cumbersome, and more visible.

He has been using it for months and many people have commented on what it might mean, even thinking the worst. But nothing has been confirmed and doubts have increased as weeks have gone by. For now, Lamine seems to be mocking everyone by showing up with an even bigger one.

Injury, superstition or something else behind Lamine Yamal's bandage

The first time people saw Lamine Yamal, they thought he might have some kind of injury on his hand. However, days and months went by and he didn't take it off, which raised suspicions. If he had any physical problem, they should have already treated it to solve it.

Soccer player in a blue and red Barcelona uniform on the field during a match, with his hand over his mouth and a thoughtful expression.

Lamine Yamal with a worried expression | Real Madrid Confidencial

Some people think nothing is wrong and that he simply wears it as a superstition because of his performance. Or some voices even suggest that he actually does it to hide something he would be concealing. Many theories have been mentioned, but none of them have been confirmed.

From the Barça side, they have tried to compare it to the one Benzema has used for years. In the Frenchman's case, we do know it is because of an injury and there isn't as much secrecy as with Lamine. It was due to a fracture of the little finger suffered in a play against Marc Bartra.

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