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'Star Wars legend mocks Madrid!' - Lamine Yamal 'cooks' Real again by appearing to get Natalie Portman to make savage El Clasico joke at Ballon d'Or ceremony as Barcelona wonderkid leaves Hollywood star in fit of laughter

<p>Yamal enjoyed a fine night at the Ballon d'Or ceremony on Monday in Paris. The 17-year-old <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/kopa-trophy-lamine-yamal-barcelona-spain-2024-ballon-d-or/blt8f41a70a2ce1430d" target="_blank">became the youngest player ever to win the Kopa Trophy</a> and <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/rodri-message-lamine-yamal-winning-ballon-dor-man-city-spain-huge-claim-barcelona-wonderkid/bltef07053ce2840d00" target="_blank">was also tipped to claim the Ballon d'Or</a> in the future by winner Rodri. Yamal also posed for photographs with Natalie Portman and team-mates Pau Cubarsi and Dani Olmo and appeared to get the Star Wars actor to make a joke at Real Madrid's expense. Portman could be seen holding up four fingers, potentially mocking Madrid for Saturday's 4-0 defeat by Barcelona in El Clasico, a gesture that left her and Yamal in fits of laughter.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ht" dir="ltr">🤩 Natalie Portman &amp; Barça! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ballondor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ballondor</a> <a href="https://t.co/INqX5wL1Nt">pic.twitter.com/INqX5wL1Nt</a></p>— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona/status/1851010127991611884?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 28, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Fans were quick to notice the gesture. </p><p>Barca supporter <a href="https://x.com/JeffFcb14">@JeffFcb14</a> posted on X: "Padme (Natalie Portman) scoring the 4th of the goals we scored against Madrid in the classic. Star Wars legend mocks Madrid."</p><p>Another fan, <a href="https://x.com/Salagah89">@Salagah89,</a> wrote: "Cooking Madrid on and off the field I love this."</p><p>And <a href="https://x.com/AwaaraHoon">@AwaaraHoon</a> added: "lmao no way she pointed out 4 reminding of El Clasico score," while <a href="https://x.com/4SCRF">@4SCRF</a> posted simply: "She’s pointing 4."</p><p>Yamal fan <a href="https://x.com/Yamal1076">@Yamal1076</a> added it seemed to be an"Iconic moment."</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong></strong></p>

WHAT THE FANS ARE SAYING

<p>Yamal also enjoyed himself in El Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu. The 17-year-old sported <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/lamine-yamal-custom-star-brackets-barcelona-colours-17-year-old-trip-real-madrid-el-clasico/blt8af68423513544a1" target="_blank">some custom star brackets in his club's colours</a> for the match and went on to score <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/barcelona-player-ratings-vs-real-madrid-robert-lewandowski-lamine-yamal/blt333bce952088ee46" target="_blank">Barcelona's third of the night</a> to become the youngest player ever to net in the famous fixture between the two bitter rivals. The win moves Hansi Flick's side six points clear of Los Blancos in the Spanish top flight and continues their resurgence this season under the German coach.</p><p></p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Barcelona midfielder Gavi also held up four fingers during El Clasico in a clash with Vinicius Jr to remind his opponent of the score. The <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/vinicius-jr-ballon-dor-taunt-gavi-barcelona-provoke-real-madrid-winger-closing-stages-el-clasico/blt1a0f929d7b6f15cc#csd6eba7553ae67f94" target="_blank">Brazilian hit back by saying</a> "but on Monday I'm going for the Ballon d'Or" - only to end up boycotting the ceremony after <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/real-madrid-statement-ballon-dor-uefa-disrespect-vinicius-jr-rodri/blt6e99d5565362d1d2" target="_blank">finding out Manchester City and Spain midfielder Rodri would win the prestigious prize</a> instead.</p><p><strong></strong></p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>Yamal are Barcelona are currently still basking in the glow of impressive wins over <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/barcelona-player-ratings-vs-bayern-munich-raphinha-bundesliga-la-liga-champions-league-hansi-flick/bltd4456333a76af5ed" target="_blank">Bayern in the Champions League</a> and Real Madrid in La Liga. The Catalans return to action on Sunday with a derby clash against Espanyol.</p><p></p>

WHAT NEXT FOR YAMAL

'Star Wars legend mocks Madrid!' - Lamine Yamal 'cooks' Real again by appearing to get Natalie Portman to make savage El Clasico joke at Ballon d'Or ceremony as Barcelona wonderkid leaves Hollywood star in fit of laughter | Goal.com US

Barcelona wonderkid Lamine Yamal appeared to get Star Wars actor Natalie Portman to make a savage El Clasico joke at the Ballon d&apos;Or awards.

&apos;Star Wars legend mocks Madrid!&apos; - Lamine Yamal &apos;cooks&apos; Real again by appearing to get Natalie Portman to make savage El Clasico joke at Ballon d&apos;Or ceremony as Barcelona wonderkid leaves Hollywood star in fit of laughter