Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal celebrates Real Madrid’s derby defeat with social media activity

Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal celebrates Real Madrid’s derby defeat with social media activity Lamine Yamal appeared to enjoy Real Madrid’s derby defeat to Atletico Madrid , with the Barcelona forward making his feelings known through social media activity after the 2-1 result at the Metropolitano. Yamal did not issue a statement or directly comment on the match. Instead, the Barcelona star reacted to a post from his Spain teammate and Atletico defender Marc Pubill, using emojis to celebrate the result. Notably, the reaction comes after Yamal recently admitted that he enjoys watching Real Madrid lose . Lamine Yamal celebrates Real Madrid defeat Atletico Madrid secured a 2-1 victory over Real Madrid in a heated derby that had plenty of controversy, including Dean Huijsen’s sending-off after conceding a penalty against Giuliano Simeone. Real Madrid were reduced to ten men following the decision, but their performance had already come under scrutiny before Huijsen’s dismissal.  Lamine Yamal reacted to Marc Pubill’s social media post. (Source: Instagram) Jose Mourinho’s side struggled to impose themselves on the game even while they had a full complement of players. For Yamal, the result also had a direct impact on Barcelona’s position at the top of La Liga. The Catalan side had already beaten Sevilla 3-1 at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan on Saturday, maintaining their perfect start to the campaign.  Atletico’s victory then moved Simeone’s side into second place, while Real Madrid dropped further behind their rivals. Yamal’s reaction comes after revealing Real Madrid comments The Barcelona forward’s social media activity is particularly notable because of comments he made in a recent interview with Jorge Valdano. Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid 2-1. (Photo by Mateo Villalba Sanchez/Getty Images) Yamal admitted that he watches Real Madrid matches and enjoys seeing them lose. This time, the response was directed at Pubill’s social media post following Atletico’s derby victory. Yamal used emojis rather than words, but the message was clear enough to attract attention. Barcelona gain ground as Real Madrid stumble The derby result strengthened Barcelona’s position at the summit after seven matchdays. Hansi Flick’s team have won all seven of their league matches and sit on 21 points. Atletico are second with 16, while Real Betis also have 16 points but sit third on goal difference. Real Madrid, on the other hand, are fourth on 15 points after suffering their second defeat of the campaign.