Elusive on the ground, Lamine Yamal Do not hesitate to stand out outside the green rectangle. At the age of 17, the Spanish European champion displays a balance that says a lot about his current status in the world football landscape.
On Tuesday, Yamal was chosen by his club, FC Barcelona, to lend itself to the small game of the traditional pre-match press point, on the eve of the semi-final go to the Champions League against Inter Milan, scheduled for Wednesday evening (9 p.m.). And the least we can say, which this media passage has left no one insensitive.
Lamine Yamal, the prodigy of Barça.
An exchange with a journalist reacted all of Spain, when Yamal put a layer on Real Madrid after the King's Cup victory on Saturday evening (3-2 AP). “As long as I win, they can't tell me anything. If they beat me, they can. This is not the case ”, Looked down the Catalan prodigy, smiling.
Yamal refuses comparison with Messi
It did not take more to see the lovers of the two large Spanish clubs tear again on social networks. Lamine Yamal has recently played the humility card when he was reported to him that he was walking in the footsteps of Lionel Messi.
“I do not compare myself to anyone, the same with Messi … I admire Leo, it's the best in history. I simply focus on improvement, comparing myself to other players makes no sense ”, He said, before a small dedication to Kylian Mbappé. “” In football, there is no age. It is a sport that depends on the quality of each, how you train and your mentality. If you are prepared, you are prepared. We are a very young team, but we demonstrate that we have the level. Age is just a figure ».