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Rio Ferdinand makes outlandish Lamine Yamal claim as he reacts Barcelona star's Champions League heroics

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Updated 22:47 30 Apr 2025 GMT+1Published 22:37 30 Apr 2025 GMT+1

Rio Ferdinand makes outlandish Lamine Yamal claim as he reacts Barcelona star's Champions League heroics

Lamine Yamal's performance stunned Rio Ferdinand.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Rio Ferdinand made a bold claim about Lamine Yamal as he shared his honest take on the Barcelona superstar's Champions League heroics.

Yamal shone as Barca and Inter Milan played out a thrilling 3-3 draw in Spain on Wednesday.

The visitors opened the scoring in the first minute when Marcus Thuram produced a lovely flick finish. Denzel Dumfries doubled his side's advantage before Yamal inspired his team's comeback.

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Yamal channeled his inner Lionel Messi as he curled home a stunning strike to reduce the deficit, with Ferran Torres levelling proceedings.

Dumfries put Inter back in the lead before Raphinha smashed a long-range strike, which hit Yann Sommer before crossing the line.

With his two goals, Dumfries won the Player of the Match award - but it was Yamal who lit up the semi-final first-leg clash.

Lamine Yamal in action for Barcelona against Inter Milan. Image: Getty
Lamine Yamal in action for Barcelona against Inter Milan. Image: Getty

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His first-half showing stunned Manchester City forward Erling Haaland.

Ferdinand also sang his praises as he made an outlandish claim during the interval of Barca vs. Inter.

He claimed the 17-year-old is 'on another level' to any player that is playing in the top five leagues in world football.

On X, the Manchester United legend wrote: "As a pure football talent I’m going as far as to say I think Lamine Yamal is on another level to any player playing the game in the top 5 leagues in world football.

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"17yrs old - Truly unbelievable."

After the game, Ferdinand and Ally McCoist continued to marvel over Yamal's performance.

McCoist said: "As good a 45 minutes I have seen in a long time. To watch him close up, we had a brilliant view, balls with the outside and inside of his left.

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"The goal was majestic, there are so many aspects to his game that are first-class, for a 17-year-old boy, it’s as if he has been playing 15-20 years, his game knowledge is incredible."

Featured Image Credit: TNT Sports

Topics: Rio Ferdinand, Lamine Yamal, Football, Barcelona, Champions League

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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