Lamine Yamal responded after failing to win the Ballon d'Or with an Instagram message, saying the award would come in time. He also said his focus had returned to Barcelona, with the aim of bringing the club back to winning ways.
Instagram message
Yamal wrote: "Everything will come in its time, good things take time. I trust the path I am building. Without haste, with enthusiasm, and with a calm that comes from my belief that my moment will come one day."
Focus on Barcelona
He also wrote: "Congratulations to the winners, my focus now returns to what matters, which is bringing Barcelona back to the path of victories."
Award result and recognition
Yamal claimed the world's best young player award for a third year running. GOAL reported that Yamal finished third in this Ballon d'Or after being runner-up last time behind Ousmane Dembélé.
Messages of support
Fermín López commented: "It will come, and it will come more than once. I am always with you." Iñigo Martínez added: "There are talents that do not need awards to prove their worth." His partner Inés García wrote: "Work is always rewarded in the end. Your effort and your ambition go hand in hand every day. We trust you and believe in you completely. You are the best and the whole world will realise that in the end. I love you, my life, and I will always stand by your side with all my strength."