Barcelona midfielder Frankie de Jong has challenged Dani Carvajal over his reaction to Lamine Yamal’s taunts during Real Madrid’s 2–1 victory at the Santiago Bernabéu on Sunday.
The buildup to the game had been dominated by Yamal, who leveled accusations of “stealing and complaining” against Madrid in regards to referee decisions before poking fun at Los Blancos during his prematch social media post.
It was reported that Yamal’s behavior had not gone down well inside the Madrid squad and right back Carvajal planned to confront his international teammate, and that proved to be the case. After Madrid’s 2–1 victory, the two sets of players clashed following an interaction between the two players, with Jude Bellingham and Aurélien Tchouaméni among those to tease Yamal after the game.
On the other side of the Clásico divide, De Jong argued Carvajal, as a leader of the Spain national team, should not have made his issue with the winger public.
“It was all very exaggerated,” the Dutchman said. “If you know Lamine and think he shouldn’t make those statements, you call him privately.
“Besides, it’s not that serious. I didn’t hear Lamine directly saying that Madrid was stealing.”
