Report: Father of Spanish Football Star Lamine Yamal Stabbed in Car Park

Lamine Yamal, the teenage star of Spain and Barcelona, received devastating news as his father, Mounir Nasraoui, was brutally attacked and left in serious but stable condition. According to Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia, Nasraoui was stabbed multiple times in a car park in Mataro after a confrontation with some individuals while he was out walking his dog. The attackers reportedly came back to inflict further harm on Nasraoui. Despite the severity of the incident, Catalan regional police have not officially confirmed the details or responded to requests for information from AFP. However, La Vanguardia reported that arrests have been made in connection to the attack. The assault occurred in the Rocafonda neighbourhood of Mataro, where Yamal grew up and where his father and grandmother currently reside.

The 17-year-old player celebrates goals by making a '304' gesture with his hands, referring to the postcode of the Catalan neighbourhood.

Making his Barcelona debut at 15, Yamal has risen into the elite at rapid speed and was key for Spain in their Euro 2024 triumph this summer.

Yamal is carrying the weight of expectations as Hansi Flick's Barcelona face the unenviable challenge of dethroning a fearsome Real Madrid side as Spanish champions this season.

The German coach replaced club legend Xavi Hernandez at the helm and welcomed new arrival Dani Olmo last week, but last season's La Liga winners Madrid signed superstar French striker Kylian Mbappe earlier this summer.

The forward joins Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham and other star names to ensure Barcelona begin the season as firm underdogs to Los Blancos.

The Catalan giants won nothing last season and surrendered their Spanish crown in a deeply disappointing campaign, but 17-year-old Yamal's emergence shows there is light at the end of the tunnel.

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Along with Olympic gold medal-winning centre-back Pau Cubarsi, financially-hampered Barcelona will rely on their young stars to try and compete with the might of Carlo Ancelotti's Champions League winners.

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