A teenager fascinates the football world – Diepresse.com
0: 2 and 2: 3 back against Inter Milan and yet a 3: 3 saved thanks to young star Lamine Yamal. Barcelona celebrates his teenager, who was overwhelmed with praise with this Champions League game.
Barcelona. It was a spectacle, you saw goals and capital defensive errors, and: It was the spectacular semi-final show by Barcelona’s exceptional talent Lamine Yamal. With his appearance, the teenager immediately fueled the next comparisons with Lionel Messi. « He is a talent that only happens every 50 years, » even Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi said 3: 3 about the 17-year-old Spaniard.
Spain’s super talent Yamal stole the show in the semi-final first leg of the Champions League everyone with a goal and two post hits-and was then celebrated by the football world. « I’ve never seen a player like Lamine Yamal in the past eight or nine years, » said Inzaghi. For the first time ever, the opponent’s coach experienced the teenager live and at times had to park three players who defended against him.
Record collector
In his already 100th assignment for Barcelona, Yamal also rose to the youngest player who ever scored in a royal class semi-final. With just 17 years and 291 days, thanks to the dream goal, he replaced the Frenchman Kylian Mbappé and celebrated the next record.
For just 15 years, nine months and 16 days, Yamal was old when he made his debut for Barcelona in April 2023, and the offensive man has been a regular since last season. Against Bayern-Banger Inter (Marko Arnautovic only on the bench), he now showed his best appearance in the Catalan jersey. Coach Hansi Flick was also full of praise, and above all the club remains on a triple course. « Lamine is something special, he is a genius. »
The 60-year-old did not want to see the 3: 3 on the desired path to the final in Munich on May 31-it would be his personal « final Dahoam ». « The game has to give us courage. » And so you want to appear in the San Siro.
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He was pleased that his team was able to equalize twice after deficiency. Spain’s league leaders continued to have chances on the title triple that Flick had already achieved as a coach of FC Bayern 2020. His current team would always want to « dominate the game », said Flick, « also against such a strong defensive. That was already impressive today. »
