Barcelona star Lamine Yamal received some bizarre criticism

BARCELONA star Lamine Yamal clapped back at Tottenham hero Rafael van der Vaart’s swipe… about his shorts.

Yamal, 17, helped Spain beat the Netherlands 5-4 on penalties after an exciting 3-3 draw in the Nations League quarter-finals on Sunday at the Mestalla.

Lamine Yamal of Spain celebrates scoring a goal.
Yamal’s shorts were particularly low as he celebrated scoring against HollandCredit: Rex

Lamine Yamal of Spain celebrates a goal.
Van der Vaart criticised Yamal for wearing his shorts ‘too low’Credit: Getty

Rafael van der Vaart at a soccer match.
Van der Vaart at the first leg of the Spain vs Holland clashCredit: Rex
Although the winger missed his spot-kick, he still scored a goal during extra-time and played a big role in the European champions qualifying for the semi-finals.

And the Barcelona wonderkid trolled Van der Vaart, 42, at full-time on social media.

The Netherlands legend criticised the teenage sensation before the match with a bizarre comment.

The ex-Real Madrid star complained about Yamal’s shorts being “too low”.

Van der Vaart said last Monday: “I noticed some things about Lamine Yamal that started to annoy me.

“His shorts were too low, he didn’t try too hard, he had some superficial gestures… I didn’t like this.”

And Yamal decided to hit back by lowering his shorts after the match in a clear nod to Van der Vaart’s statement.

The forward then took to Instagram where he rubbed even more salt in the former playmaker’s wounds following the Netherlands’ elimination.

Yamal posted on Instagram: “Pants down, a goal, missed penalty AND IN THE SEMIFINALS HEHEHEHE GO SPAIN!”

Spain are now set to take on France in the Nations League semi-finals in June.

The winner will go on to face either Germany or Portugal in the final that same month.