Lionel Messi sent high praise to Lamine Yamal
Lamine Yamal is the player who reminds Messi of when he was young. Lionel Messi also remembered fondly his rivalry with Cristiano Ronaldo
Lionel Messi was one of the protagonists of an Adidas commercial. The Inter Miami footballer shared a project with great legends like Zinedine Zidane, Alessandro Del Piero and a legend in development like Lamine Yamal. Messi praised the young star of FC Barcelona.
“Which player is the one when you watch play you say: ‘that’s me when young’?”, this was the question that made Lionel Messi think. The Albiceleste captain always showed his qualities with FC Barcelona.
Lionel Messi acknowledged that currently there are very good young players. But the Inter Miami footballer highlighted Lamine Yamal. Messi stated, without hesitation, that Yamal is the best young player who fits as an answer to the question.
“There is a new generation of footballers that is very good and has many years ahead, but if I have to stay with one because of age, for him or what he has done until now and for the future that he can have, is Lamine. There's no doubt, for me he's the best," said the FC Barcelona player.
Lamine Yamal is 2007 category. The FC Barcelona forward is only 18 years old, but he is an indisputable figure of the Catalan team. Yamal constantly shows flashes of his quality.
At his young age, Lamine Yamal has already played 151 matches in the blaugrana shirt. The Spanish footballer accumulates 49 goals and 52 a attendance in little more than 11,200 minutes played with FC Barcelona. Until now Yamal maintains a legendary player's pace.
Lionel Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo
Despite the fact that there are new performers in European football, the rivalry between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi is missed. Argentine made a mark in Spanish football for their record-breaking seasons. Messi remembers with nostalgia those moments against CR7.
“What happened was a beautiful sports rivalry. It's something natural in the world of football. I was in Barcelona and he in Real Madrid, and we competed for everything, both collectively c ome individually, so people always compared us (…) Now we're in different stages of our lives, but what happened was a beautiful sports rivalry,” he recalled.