Lamine Yamal’s form over the past year has been extremely impressive. The player born in 2007 has broken records one after another and become a mainstay in both Barca and the Spanish national team.
Yamal possesses excellent individual technique, top-notch ball handling ability and a rare maturity at the age of 17. Many fans even compare Yamal to Messi, because of his skillful left foot, the number 19 on his back and his impressive ability to “carry the team”.
Messi himself admitted that the Spanish striker has many similarities with him. Sharing at an adidas event, Messi said: “I see many young stars with great potential. If I had to point out a name that has the most similarities with me, it would be Lamine Yamal.
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Messi considers Yamal the player most similar to himself
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What he has achieved so far is remarkable. He has a bright future ahead of him. Of course, how far Yamal can go depends on himself.
And there are many other things that can affect Yamal. Football is like that, but Yamal is the present and the future of the teams he plays for.”
Remember, at EURO 2024, after shining with the Spanish national team, the online community spread a photo of Lamine Yamal being bathed by Messi in 2007. At that time, Messi participated in a campaign coordinated by UNICEF in Yamal’s hometown of Mataro. Fans also believed that Yamal had successfully “asked for” Messi’s luck and then played excellently in the past time.
This season, Lamine Yamal has scored 5 goals and had 9 assists after 15 matches for Barcelona. In the matches Yamal is absent or does not play the whole match, Barcelona faces many difficulties.
