Barcelona superstar Lamine Yamal reveals his two favourite teams to watch in La Liga

Barcelona superstar Lamine Yamal reveals his two favourite teams to watch in La Liga Lamine Yamal is one of the red hot favourites to win the Ballon d’Or this year, with his exceptional performances last season putting him ahead of Rodri and Harry Kane in early trends. Yamal had recently spoken to Jorge Valdano about the Ballon d’Or and whether or not he deserves the crown this year. In the same interview, he was also asked about his favourite teams in La Liga other than Barcelona. What are Yamal’s favourite La Liga teams? While not many expected Yamal to say Atletico Madrid or Real Madrid as his favourite clubs, his response still shocked many. Yamal has two favourite teams to watch in La Liga. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images) Indeed, the attacker revealed that Villarreal and Real Betis are two of his favourite teams to watch in La Liga. “From the Spanish league, Betis and Villarreal are the ones I like to see the most ,” he said (h/t SPORT ), though he did not really give an explanation as to why he enjoys watching these two teams. Yamal did add that Villarreal are a fun team to play while not extrapolating much on his stance on Real Betis. Yamal’s record vs Betis and Villarreal If we take a deeper look at stats, Yamal’s record against these two teams might explain his fondness. Yamal has set his sights on the Ballon d’Or. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images) Yamal has played seven times against Real Betis during his career, winning five of them. He is yet to lose a single game against Los Beticos . In those seven matches, he has also scored two goals while delivering four assists. As far as Villarreal are concerned, Yamal has played against them six times, winning four while losing twice. But in those six matches, he has scored five goals while also mustering a couple of assists. It will be interesting to see if Yamal can improve on those records when Barcelona face these two teams this season. But for now, his focus will be to earn a maiden Ballon d’Or title, with the youngster already receiving support from Rafa Yuste , among others.