On Saturday, Barcelona made it back-to-back victories at the start of the season after a 2-1 win over Athletic Club at the Estadi Olimpic. The star of the show for the home side – once again – was Lamine Yamal, who opened the scoring in fine style with a curling effort from outside of the penalty box.
Despite only being 17 years of age, Lamine Yamal continues to prove himself as one of the most impressive players in La Liga. He’s wowed opposition fans and managers alike over the last 12 months, and that has continued with Ernesto Valverde.
Speaking post-match (via Sport), Valverde surrendered to Lamine Yamal, and in the process, re-ignited the comparisons with a certain Argentine icon.
“With Lamine Yamal it’s unpredictable to know where he’s going to do things. He’s a bit like with Messi, they do things that you just can’t stop.”
The Lamine Yamal-Lionel Messi comparisons have been frequent over the last 12 months. Barcelona will be keen to continue protecting their superstar from the added pressure that comes with this.
Sodiq23
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Messi loved the world so much that he gave his only son (yamal) so whoever believes in his talent will be happy forever
Wakkufazire
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valverde's statement is 💯 correct
Virgin_Garzy
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Hansi Flick Is Doing A Massive Job... For a couple of seasons now, Bilbao has been on top of us in Copa Del Rey and the League and it was all because we lacked intensity... Now the whole team have stepped up... Kudos Flick
Aetaemoelae01
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So where was Hansi Flick when Ten Hag was appointed.
colepalmar
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like Goat like Wonderkid (star boy)