Article by Aurelian Botezatu – Published Sunday, January 11, 2026, 2:12 p.m. / Updated Sunday, January 11, 2026, 2:15 p.m.
Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal surprises social media ahead of Super Cup final with 'Samurai Jack'.
Lamine Yamal does not weaken Real Madrid at all. Just before the Supercup final, from Jeddah (21:00, liveTEXT on GSP.RO, live on Digi Sport 1), the Barcelona forward changed his Instagram profile picture and biography.
Lamine Yamal as Samurai Jack, Real Madrid is the demon Aku
More recently, he posted a picture from a cartoon series, “Samurai Jack”. It tells the story of a young warrior who constantly fights a powerful demon named Aku and never gives up. “I'm young. But I'm ready to fight,” is one of the show's catchphrases.
What does Lamine want to convey? He would be in the role of Samurai Jack and is ready to fight again against the demon Aku, embodied by Real. The Barcelona striker had big problems in the autumn with the players of the Blanca team.
Ahead of the first El Clasico of the season, the one in the championship, Yamal suggested in a show that Madrid were “stealing” and “complaining”. Which then drew a harsh retort from Real's players, “a stupid and disrespectful gesture”, who went on to win 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Florentino Perez increased Madrid's victory premium to 200,000 euros per player
Now, according to Spanish media, president Florentino Perez has increased Xabi Alonso's players' premium for a Super Cup triumph by €50,000. From 150,000, as it was initially, to 200,000 euros per player!
According to the latest information from the Real camp, coach Xabi Alonso will not be able to count on Antonio Rudiger this evening, whose place will be taken in the center of defense by Dean Huijsen. Instead, Asencio is completely redone.
The decision on Kylian Mbappe will be made at the time of the final
As for Kylian Mbappe, who made the trip from Madrid especially for the final, Mundo Deportivo writes that only at the time of the match, Xabi will decide whether to use his goalscorer from the beginning of the game or introduce him along the way, depending on the evolution of the score.
Mbappe is coming off a knee problem which prevented him from playing in the last games in the championship and it seems that even now he is not fully recovered.
