Lamine Yamal returned to his place

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By: Manu Tournoux

Barcelona begins his semi-final of the Champions League on Wednesday by receiving the Inter at the Olympic stadium Lluis Companys.

The Hansi Flick team is a favorite to qualify for the final next month, against Arsenal or Paris Saint-Germain, but it will be very difficult to defeat the Nerrazzuri, despite their recent bad form.

These last two weeks have been difficult for Inter, which has lost its last three games in all competitions. But it is now from the past, according to the star striker Lautaro Martinez, who spoke in front of the media on Tuesday (via MD).

Lautaro Martinez refused to compare Lamine Yamal to Lionel Messi,

“We are in solidarity. This week was difficult for us. We are the first to suffer from a defeat. Tomorrow we will face a large team. At this point, it is possible. So far, we have done a good job. The group is good, united. »»

Lautaro, who could have joined Barcelona in 2020, will be the pivot of Inter attack, but he knows that his teammates in defense will have to be at the best of their form to stop players like Raphinha, Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres.

“We know the team’s offensive power. We have to do a great defensive job. We have a team that defended very well. We must defend together so as not to leave them opportunities. »»

“Incomparable with Messi”

Lautaro has been specifically questioned about Lamine Yamal, whose dazzling ascent in the past two years has already compared him to Lionel Messi, his international teammate. According to him, there is no reason to compare both.

“First of all, I'm not going to expand on it. For me, Leo is incomparable because he is, was and will be the best player of all time. So I will not make a comparison. I can only say that Lamine Yamal is an important player, as we have all seen, we all know it. Despite his young age, he did a great job, he has already won important titles with his national team, he therefore deserves respect.