Lamine Yamal has been given the unusual nickname of 'Ryan' following his El Clasico heroics. Here's why.
Yamal starred as Barcelona beat Real Madrid 4-3 in Sunday's La Liga fixture to move one step closer to winning the league title this season.
They increased their lead at the top by seven points, with just three league games remaining.
Advert
The 17-year-old scored his side's second goal of the match to bring up his 16th goal of the campaign.
After his terrific left-footed strike, Barca shared an image of their star player, accompanied with the caption: "Goal Ryan."
Why Ryan? Well, it's related to a video of Yamal taking a picture for a group of woman.
The teenage sensation gave a fake name when he was asked to take a picture for the group.
Advert
Despite his incredible performances for club and country, Yamal was somehow not recognised.
Advert
He insisted his name was 'Ryan' when asked not once but twice by the woman.
She asked: "Excuse me, what is your name?"
As he stood there trying to take the snap, the Spain international hilariously replied: "Ryan."
The woman responded: "And in reality?"
Advert
Yamal doubled down on his fake name, saying: "Ryan."
The woman then turned around to her friends, with one saying: "No, it's Lamine Yamal."
Advert
So, Yamal is not only one of the best players in world football but also a quality photographer.
The interaction came a few days after Barca were eliminated from the Champions League following their thrilling 7-6 aggregate defeat to Inter Milan.
But the Catalan giants bounced back from their crushing defeat by beating arch rivals Real.
Speaking after his side's victory, Yamal told ESPN: "It doesn't feel good when Madrid beat you. It's true we didn't beat them last year, we suffered, and this year we gave everything to turn it around.
"We don't have that fear of them that maybe other teams have against them. So we gave it our all. We feel like we're better than every other team, that's the mentality we go out with.
"I think that's how you have to play against them. You have to show up like you're the better team and enjoy yourself, that's it."
Topics: Lamine Yamal, Barcelona, Football
Nasir Jabbar