Lamine Yamal says Marcus Rashford “didn’t yet know what a Clásico means” in first El Clásico, then “understood” it after free-kick goal

Barcelona star Lamine Yamal told Movistar that in the first El Clásico (a 2-1 loss at the Bernabéu) he watched teammate Marcus Rashford and felt the Englishman had not grasped the fixture’s unique intensity, but that Rashford “truly understood” it in the return leg by scoring a free-kick and playing with higher intensity. Yamal contrasted this with La Masia graduates, who treat the match as “war” from their first appearance. The post (and parallel shares by accounts such as Fabrizio Romano) is trending due to the high-profile names, the spicy “war” framing of the rivalry, and viral clips of Rashford shaking hands with Real Madrid players amid post-match tension.