Spain\u2019s teenage star writes to fans the day after Barcelona\u2019s Champions League exit to promise future glory.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Published On 15 Apr 2026<\/span>15 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Lamine Yamal has renewed his promise to win the UEFA Champions League (UCL) with Barcelona.<\/p>\n A day after the team\u2019s elimination by Atletico Madrid in the quarterfinals, the 18-year-old Yamal said on Wednesday that he will not give up and will fulfil his promise to capture the trophy with the Catalan club.<\/p>\n list of 4 items<\/span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n \u201cWe are Barca, and we will be back where we belong,\u201d Yamal said on a post on Instagram. \u201cMy parents taught me that a man\u2019s word always has to be fulfilled \u2026 we\u2019ll bring it to Barcelona.\u201d<\/p>\n Barcelona defeated Atletico 2-1 on Tuesday, but it had lost the first leg 2-0 at home last week. The Catalan club was trying to return to the semifinals for the second season in a row. It won the last of its five Champions League trophies in 2015 with Lionel Messi at the top of his game.<\/p>\n \u201cWe gave it our all but it wasn\u2019t good enough,\u201d Yamal posted. \u201cThis is just part of the road. To get to the top you have to climb, and we know it won\u2019t be easy, nor will they make it easy for us. But giving up is not an option.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have plenty of reasons to be excited, and we\u2019re going after it with everything. Every mistake is a lesson, and don\u2019t doubt that we will learn from each one of them.\u201d<\/p>\n Yamal, who scored one of Barcelona\u2019s goals on Tuesday, had similar words after the team\u2019s loss to Inter Milan in the 2025 semifinals, saying he \u201cwon\u2019t stop\u201d until he can \u201cfulfil my promise\u201d to win the Champions League with the club.<\/p>\n Yamal early on Wednesday was still using on his Instagram profile the photo of LeBron James holding the NBA trophy in 2016 when the Cleveland Cavaliers overcame a 3-1 deficit against the Golden State Warriors.<\/p>\n He had said before the game against Atletico that James was an inspiration for Barcelona\u2019s comeback attempt. His team needed another goal on Tuesday to take the game to extra time.<\/p>\n In La Liga, Barcelona have a nine-point lead over second-placed Real Madrid after 31 rounds, and its next match is against Celta Vigo next week.<\/p>\n Barcelona loudly complained of the refereeing in both legs against Atletico, and forward Raphinha will likely face punishment after saying on Tuesday that his team was \u201crobbed\u201d.<\/p>\n Barca President-elect Joan Laporta said Wednesday that the refereeing was \u201cshameful\u201d and \u201cinadmissible\u201d and said the club planned to present a formal complaint with UEFA.<\/p>\n \u201cThe refereeing, both on the field and in the VAR booth, was a disgrace,\u201d he told Spanish media. \u201cWhat they did to us is intolerable. In the first leg, they didn\u2019t award us a clear penalty and sent off one of our players for a yellow card offence. The refereeing decisions hurt us a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n Barcelona had already made a complaint to UEFA about a possible penalty in its favour in the first leg.<\/p>\n It had Pau Cubars\u00ed sent off in the first half of the opening game, and Eric Garc\u00eda was shown a red card in the second half on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Barcelona coach Hansi Flick, meanwhile, said his youthful squad will learn from their latest setback.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have a young team, and they will improve,\u201d the German said after the game.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery day we have to learn more, we have to be better and this is what we have to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Spain\u2019s teenage star writes to fans the day after Barcelona\u2019s Champions League exit to promise future glory. Published On 15 Apr 202615 Apr 2026 Lamine Yamal has renewed his promise to win the UEFA Champions League (UCL) with Barcelona. 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