World Sports wrote that Yamal has not performed well on the court recently, although his remarks before the game have attracted widespread attention.

In the national derby, Yamal failed to reproduce last year's outstanding performance, but instead fell into controversy because of his remarks. Yamal's performance at the Santiago Bernabeu failed to live up to expectations, failing to replicate the outstanding performance in the 4-0 victory on October 26 last year, when his goal triggered racist remarks from the opposing fans.

This time, Yamal received great hostility from the beginning of the pre-match warm-up. Ultimately, Barcelona lost the game and Yamal clashed with Carvajal and Vinicius, among others, over some inappropriate comments he made on Thursday.

Yamal’s confidence before the game and the videos on social media increased the attention of the outside world on him, but his performance on the court was not as good as before. In the game, he tried 9 dribbles and only 4 were successful, clearly lacking the ability to break through.

Vinicius criticized Yamal for "passing too many passes" during the game. This is not unreasonable because Yamal did not show the leadership and offensive threat he deserved.

Although Yamal was affected by a groin problem after the game against Paris Saint-Germain on October 1, he has recovered and participated in multiple games. However, in the game against Real Madrid, Yamal's performance was still unsatisfactory, lacking speed and decision-making ability.

The club believes that Yamal is in good physical condition and has no signs of recurrence of injuries. Yamal trained well yesterday and will focus on recovering and improving his condition over the next week in order to perform against Elche.

Barcelona hopes that Yamal can prove himself with practical actions on the court instead of creating topics off the court.