Photo: Nico Williams’ face after Lamine Yamal’s moment of magic for Barcelona vs Athletic

Athletic Club star Nico Williams was left looking inconsolable after watching close friend and international teammate Lamine Yamal conjure up his latest moment of individual brilliance on Saturday.

This of course comes with the two Spaniards sharing the pitch in the La Liga meeting between Barcelona and Athletic Club.

As things stand late in the action at the Spotify Camp Nou, it is the former who are in full control, cruising towards all three points.

Winger Nico, who of course turned down the opportunity to join Barca over the summer, has endured an evening to forget, after struggling to make any sort of telling impact on proceedings.

Friend and compatriot Lamine, on the other hand, was responsible for one of the moments of the matchup, delivering a sumptuous trivela assist for Ferran Torres to double the hosts’ advantage.

And in the aftermath of as much, Nico was left looking understandably downtrodden, forced to face up to what could have been…

Conor Laird – GSFN