Sometimes it’s just better to let things unfold rather than jump the gun. France’s Adrien Rabiot might have learned the message the hard way with fans mocking the Frenchman for his pre-match comments concerning Spain’s wonder kid Lamine Yamal. While things could have turned out differently, Rabiot found himself toyed with as Yamal registered his first-ever goal in the Euros.

Adrien Rabiot spoke on Lamine Yamal’s rise before the semi-final clash against the two sides. The Frenchman stated, “We saw that he was a player who knew how to handle pressure very well. He has a lot of qualities. He is capable of playing with his qualities at club level as well as in major tournaments, without pressure. But it will be up to us to put the pressure on him above all, not to let him feel comfortable and to show him that to play in a Euro final, he will have to do much more than what he has done so far.”

However, it seems Lamine Yamal took his words to heart with the Spaniard dribbling past Rabiot to register his first goal in the competition. The first half of the game saw the teenager dribble past French players before faking Rabiot as he curled the ball past Mike Maignan into the back of the net.

Fans make fun of Adrien Rabiot after Lamine Yamal leaves him dry

Sometimes it’s just better not to make any comments before a crucial game. Players are known for taking things to heart with Spain’s Lamine Yamal showing Adrien Rabiot what he is capable of. “Do much more..” Well, Lamine did just that as he left Rabiot wide-eyed to knock France out of the Euros.

Lamine Yamal has been outstanding this summer with the Barcelona youngster putting on his best foot forward in his first major tournament. Yamal has been Luis de la Fuente’s star with the player proving why he deserves his place in the playing eleven.

Soccer fans never shy away from taking digs at each other. Especially when the stage is as big as the Euros, some cannot miss the chance to have a go at each other after the game.

Lamine Yamal has every reason to enjoy Spain punching their ticket to the finals, thanks to the teenager’s sublime efforts. Luis de la Fuente’s side will face either the Netherlands or England in the final depending on the result from the second semi-final. Who do you think will face Spain in the Euro 2024 final? Sound off in the comments below.