Dutch legend, Ruud Gullit has pointedly advised Barcelona prodigy, Lamine Yamal, to tone down his off-field antics and stick to delivering results on the pitch.

Gullit’s admonition came after Sunday’s El Clasico, which Barcelona lost 2-1 to Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Yamal, 18, had stirred controversy going into the encounter, saying Real Madrid “Steal and complain” in an interview and later sharing a video of his goals against the rival club, accompanied by comments many saw as provocative.

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However, Real Madrid had the last laugh on the pitch as Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham grabbed a goal each to cancel Fermin Lopez’s and claim victory in a game where Yamal was largely invisible.

Reacting, Gullit said the outcome ought to be a lesson to Yamal to talk less and focus on doing more on the pitch.

“Lamine Yamal needs to keep his mouth shut and focus on football. Let this be a lesson for him,” the former AC Milan star said, per Foot Africa.