WWE Smackdown came to Barcelona for the first time ever yesterday as the road to Wrestlemania continues.
And Rangers-daft wrestler Drew McIntyre was snapped beside one of Barca‘s biggest stars.
Rangers fan Drew McIntyre with Barcelona wonder kid Lamine Yamal[/caption]
McIntyre attacks Damian Priest during Smackdown’s first ever Barcelona show[/caption]
Scotsman McIntyre, centre, makes no secret of who he supports[/caption]
17-year-old Lamine Yamal has exploded onto the footballing scene in the last year or so.
The winger broke records when he scored on his senior Spain debut against Georgia in September 2023 aged 16, overtaking Gavi as the national team’s youngest ever player and goalscorer.
He also overtook Gareth Bale as the youngest ever goalscorer in a Euro qualifier before going on to be the youngest player to win the Euros last summer, scoring against England in the final and winning Young Player of the Tournament.
Born in 2007 and already notching up more than 100 senior appearances for club and country, he’s earned himself the moniker of ‘The Chosen One’ with some believing he could reach the heights of the legendary Lionel Messi.
McIntyre, who met the La Masia superstar at the show, also performs under the ‘Chosen One’ nickname.
He caused defeat by disqualification for Shinsuke Nakamura (not the former Celtic hero) when he invaded their match to brawl with rival Damian Priest.
Yamal was seen in the crowd during the show with teammates Alejandro Balde and Hector Fort after their 3-1 win over Benfica in the Champions League on Tuesday.
He was then also photographed alongside John Cena‘s Wrestlemania foe Cody Rhodes, big-name fighter Randy Orton, and WWE legend and current chief content officer Triple H.
‘The King of Kings’ HHH said: “The future of Barcelona is brighter than ever… enjoy the show, Lamine.”
The young Spaniard held aloft Rhodes’ WWE Championship belt, which he is set to defend as the stars of World Wrestling Entertainment look ahead to Wrestlemania 41 next month.
A win for famed wrestler/actor Cena would see him land his 17th World Title and break Ric Flair‘s record for the most held in a career.
But Yamal must now turn his attention to a clash with Atletico Madrid tomorrow who are in third place and just one point behind table-toppers Barcelona.
He will then report for international duty with his Spanish teammates to square up against the Netherlands.
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