Barcelona star Lamine Yamal will be motivated by criticism ahead of ‘El Clasico,’ said the club’s assistant coach Marcus Sorg — standing in for the suspended Hansi Flick, who picked up a red card for his excessive celebrations following Barcelona’s late winner against Girona last week — on Saturday.

Teenage winger Yamal has been in the spotlight in the Spanish capital after joking that Real Madrid “steal” — a hint at refereeing decisions — and “complain” during an appearance on a social media stream. He received plenty of backlash from Los Blancos’s fans for his comments, with some reports even stating that the Real Madrid players took offence to his words.