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Lamine Yamal shows he's the best player on the planet with Lionel Messi-esque goal against Inter Milan

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Updated 20:52 30 Apr 2025 GMT+1Published 20:41 30 Apr 2025 GMT+1

Lamine Yamal shows he's the best player on the planet with Lionel Messi-esque goal against Inter Milan

Lamine Yamal showed what a special player he is with an outrageous strike for Barcelona against Inter Milan.

Josh Lawless

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Topics: Lamine Yamal, Barcelona, FC Barcelona

Josh Lawless
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Lamine Yamal proved what a generational talent he is with another scintillating solo strike for Barcelona on his 100th appearance.

The 17-year-old, who made his Barcelona debut at 15, was rumoured to have picked up an injury in the warm-up ahead of the Champions League semi-final first leg with Inter Milan but was fit enough to start for Hansi Flick's men..

Barca got off to a nightmare start as Marcus Thuram produced an outrageous flicked finish just 30 seconds into the clash in Catalonia, before Denzel Dumfries made it 2-0.

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The hosts grew into the game and Yamal started getting on the ball and driving at the opposition.

Then, in the 24th minute, the Euro 2024 Young Player of the Tournament picked up the ball down the right and jinked in between challenges before casually curling the ball in off the post to reduce the deficit.

It was the Spain international's 15th goal of the season and one that lit up the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium.

The fearless Yamal very nearly bagged another ridiculous goal mere minutes later, turning Federico Dimarco inside out before taking a shot which Yann Sommer pushed onto the bar.

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Since making his debut for Barca, Yamal has an incredible 22 goals and 33 assists for the club and is well on his way to becoming the best player in the world.

Ferran Torres, deputising for the injured Robert Lewandowski, levelled matters to make it 2-2 just before half-time from a cushioned Raphinha header.

Lionel Messi has praised Lamine Yamal's "incredible qualities"

Wearing Lionel Messi's former No.19 on his back, Yamal has regularly received comparisons to the Barca's record goalscorer and greatest ever player.

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And the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner, who actually had a picture with Yamal as a baby, has showered him with praise.

“It’s impressive what Lamine Yamal shows… he’s already been a Euro champion with Spain," Messi told Simplemente Futbol,

“He’s still only 17, he’s in a growth process, and he’ll continue to grow as a player and add things to his game, just like I did.

“He has incredible qualities and he’s already one of the best players in the world.”

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