Sporting greats inspiring Barcelona's Lamine Yamal ahead of Atletico Madrid second leg

[p]The Catalan giants fell 2-0 last week in the quarter-final first leg at home but are aiming to reach the final four for a second consecutive year by fighting back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/atl-madrid-jaarqpLQ/barcelona-SKbpVP5K/?mid=GAEOMmxS"]on Tuesday at the Metropolitano stadium[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lamine-yamal/lAt3vEub/"]Yamal[/a] changed his profile picture on Instagram to a photo of James with the NBA finals trophy in 2016 after he led the Cleveland Cavaliers to victory over the Golden State Warriors despite trailing 3-1 to mount a historic comeback.[/p][p][b]"He's one of the reference points that can inspire me for tomorrow's game, that's why I put him there,"[/b] Yamal told reporters.[/p][p]"I will think about what he did and I hope it goes the same way for me."[/p][embed guid="26e92ceb-67b3-4551-b900-ef39ffdd83b6" url="https://x.com/FCBarcelona/status/2043713599374340274" social-type="twitter" /][p]Closer to home, winger Neymar shone as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] made the biggest comeback in Champions League history in 2017 against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]Paris Saint-Germain[/a] in the last 16.[/p][p]After a 4-0 first-leg defeat in Paris, Barcelona recorded a 6-1 win to reach the quarter-finals.[/p][p][b]"I've watched that game many times and saw it live too,"[/b] said the 18-year-old.[/p][p]"Neymar is a player who has marked all of my childhood, he is my idol, I will be grateful to him forever for what he has given football.[/p][p][b]"He's the kind of player you buy a ticket to watch... I hope he can be at the World Cup."[/b][/p][p]Yamal shone for Barca last season as they won a domestic treble, but their European campaign was cut short by a semi-final defeat by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter/Iw7eKK25/"]Inter Milan[/a].[/p][p]The Spain international, who was voted the second best player in the world last year at the Ballon d'Or awards, was largely shut out by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atl-madrid/jaarqpLQ/"]Atletico[/a] in the first leg as he was double and sometimes triple marked.[/p][p][b]"I think Lamine has performed really well in the last games, and what I say to him is he has to do the things where he's the best in the world at the moment - one against one situations,"[/b] said Flick.[/p][p]The teenager said he hoped to get more freedom in the second leg.[/p][p]"I feel very good and really looking forward to tomorrow's game, I hope I can make the difference," added Yamal.[/p][p][b]"Let's see if (Simeone) does me a favour and leaves me one on one against a player."[/b][/p]