Lamine Yamal scored a beautiful goal in PSG-Barcelona, but failed to contribute significantly to ensure a positive result for his team. In the end, in the long-awaited Champions League superchallenge, Luis Enrique's team celebrated, having prepared the match and its players well. Among them was Lucas Hernandez, who often covered Lamine Yamal himself and also used some cunning tricks to try to put him in trouble. The French defender, who scored the temporary 2-1 advantage with a powerful header, was involved in what in Spain is called "vaciles".
What are Lucas Hernandez's "hesitations" towards Lamine Yamal?
It's not about aggressive provocations or harsh tackles to try to intimidate the opponent, but rather about teasing and taunting, with the aim of making the players lose concentration. Apparently, Lucas Hernandez had foreseen this before the match, as he admitted that he had given everything on the pitch, being aware of the strength of the opponent. Above all, as he confirmed after the match, the former Bayern Munich player never lost sight of his specific target: "Lamine Yamal? An extraordinary player. I knew that if I stayed close to him and was aggressive, it would be difficult for him."
🎥 | Lamine Yamal's nutmeg on Lucas Hernández during today's match against PSG. 😳🥜 https://t.co/3s7hY2A5Sk
— Access Yamal (@AccessYamal) October 21, 2026
The mockery after the goal and Lamine Yamal's reaction
In fact, two scenes related to the way Hernandez marked his opponent, the so-called “vaciles”, have gone viral. The first was a light handball after a foul, after Lamine Yamal had gone through a tunnel. Yamal did not take well to the contact with the Frenchman. The second, more visible, occurred during the celebration of PSG's goal, when Hernandez, returning to his half of the field, touched Yamal's chest and started laughing, as if to say: “Did you see who scored?”. He was thus emphasizing his surprise that the goal had been scored by the defender who marked him and not Yamal himself. At first, the Spaniard seemed surprised, but then smiled, showing that he was not particularly annoyed.
Lucas Hernandez & Lamine Yamal https://t.co/fOzMgJtsFS
— Siaran Bola Live (@SiaranBolaLive) October 21, 2026
Luis Enrique praises Hernandez
It is no coincidence that the Barcelona star managed to score just a minute after Hernandez came off the field, taking advantage of the hesitation of Zaire-Emery, who was still “cold”. However, this did not matter much to PSG, who still managed to take all the points, winning 4-2. Mission accomplished and Lucas received great compliments from his teammates, such as Doué, who declared him the best player on the field, as well as from Luis Enrique.
"I'm very happy for him. He's a player who brings a good atmosphere to the group and today he was excellent. He made an incredible save on Lamine Yamal and, moreover, scored a goal. He deserves it," declared the coach.
