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Barcelona star Lamine Yamal looks to be channeling his inner Neymar ahead of the team’s crucial Champions League last 16 second leg against Newcastle United on Wednesday evening.
Yamal scored a crucial late penalty in the first leg to secure a 1-1 draw for Barca at St James’ Park
. Hansi Flick’s side are now aiming to finish the job at Camp Nou and book a place in the quarter-finals.Ahead of the game, Yamal has taken to social media with a series of clips of Neymar in action for Barcelona and the simple
message: “See you tomorrow.”
Yamal has always made it clear that Neymar was his idol when he was growing up and will be hoping to emulate the Brazilian’s success in the tournament during his career.
Neymar won the Champions League with Barca back in the 2014-15 season which was also the last time the Catalans were crowned European champions.
