Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal mixes up Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan in a video

FC Barcelona and Spain’s national team player Lamine Yamal confused Kazakhstan with Azerbaijan while speaking about a gift for football fans. Instead of Baku, the player suggested sending the giveaway winner to a Champions League match in Kazakhstan.

The mix-up occurred in a video showing Yamal giving away headphones to passersby. As part of the giveaway, the footballer prepared a special gift — a «golden ticket» that gives the holder two tickets to a Champions League match and a pair of football cleats signed by the player.

When Yamal was asked which match the winner could attend, he unexpectedly named Kazakhstan.

«If it were up to me, I’d give them the Kazakhstan one and let them to go the Kazakhstan game,» Yamal said.

However, Barcelona’s calendar suggests that Yamal meant Azerbaijan. The Catalan club’s next away Champions League match is scheduled for Nov. 25 against Azerbaijani club Sabah. The teams will meet at Baku Olympic Stadium on matchday five of the league phase.

A caption in the video also clarifies that the footballer meant Azerbaijan.

Yamal is currently recovering from a right knee injury. Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente previously said that the injury was minor and that the footballer was expected to be fit for the match against England on Nov. 15.

Yamal is considered one of the leading young stars in world football. He plays for Barcelona’s first team and won the 2024 European Championship with Spain.

The footballer finished third in the voting for the 2026 Men’s Ballon d’Or. He also received the Kopa Trophy, awarded to the best young player.