‘Worth half a goal’ – Fermin Lopez hails Lamine Yamal’s assist as Barcelona beat Atletico

Fermin Lopez hailed Lamine Yamal for his excellent pass that set up Barcelona’s winner in a 2-1 victory over Atletico Madrid on Sunday night in La Liga.

Barcelona went behind in the match but hit back through Lopez. The Spain star then added a second, firing home after a brilliant pass by Yamal.

Lopez says Yamal’s contribution was worth “half a goal” as he celebrated a huge win at the top of the table in Spain.

“May the connection with Lamine continue, we know each other very well, the pass for the second goal is half a goal, I’m very happy for him too,” he told Movistar.

Barcelona looked out of sorts at the start of the match, going behind to Guiliano Simeone’s early goal, and Lopez admitted it was a tough encounter.

”It was a very difficult match, last year they beat us in the Cup and Champions League, we knew what they were going to propose to us, but we knew how to come back from the game,” he explained.

“We weren’t sharp, but with the goal we freed ourselves, played our game and won.”

Victory sees Barcelona move five points clear of Atletico in the table, with Simeone’s men dropping to third after their defeat.