Today, the Hansi Flick led FC Barcelona will be taking on Simone Inzaghi’s Inter in the 1st leg of their UEFA Champions League Semi-Final match up. Before the action kicked off, Jillian Sakovits & Nico Cantor were pleased to be joined by Guillem Balague to discuss the incredible statistics of 17-year old Lamine Yamal compared with the Barça legend Lionel Messi when he was 17. Plus, the crew give their thoughts and preview Barcelona vs. Inter.
0:00 Lamine Yamal speaks pre-match
0:27 Barcelona vs. Inter Leg 1 kicks off TODAY
0:56 Comparisons between Yamal & Lionel Messi?
2:00 How many games for Barça did Messi have at 17?
2:26 When did Lionel Messi to reach 100 games?
2:52 Are they comparable? Is it fair to compare the two?
3:38 Lamine Yamal vs. Messi ATTITUDE comparisons
4:41 “While I’m winning, they cant say ANYTHING” – Yamal
5:13 Background on Lamine Yamal & Mataró
7:25 Can they take down this struggling Inter side?
9:19 REMINDER: Lamine Yamal is only 17 YEARS OLD!
11:07 The energy is INFECTIOUS from Yamal
11:57 Looking forward to watching Barcelona play
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Habla con Messi!! 👍👍👍
What makes Messi and Ronaldo different is not the fact that they were super good, it’s the fact that they stayed consistently good for over a decade
Lamine is a great playmaker for his age and also shows up in big games🔥.
please lets allow the kid enjoy his football and don't put him in a position to fill a very large shoe
lamine is nothing like Messi in terms of similarities. He is more like a right wing Neymar with a little more IQ than Joga Bonito. HE is the best young player, best teenager in football history, he is better than every legend when they were 17 years old and I believe he has consistency in him and remember he's not injury or even fatigue prone. sure Messi wasn't really a topic of discussion when he was 17 years old but that's just because not every coach is bold enough to play that card and bet on a 17 yr old player especially back then when older players flourished more than young players.If Messi was 17 right now, and was given the chance to play, Messi will still be favorite in the youngster conversation. its all about circumstance. You have to give props where props are due… Xavi and Dembele were the difference makers in Lamine's career. Xavi bet on a young lad and Dembele leaving Barca was the greatest push
He will never be Messi and I am not even Fan of Messi either so chill guys and I hate Barcelona by the way cr7 all day
Diego Maradona is superior by far to both Messi and Yamal.
I hope they don't give him the Number 10 yet.
The Number 10 is a big responsibility number
Messi debuted age 16 and he was FIRE!!!.. You can't compare messi at 17 to Lamine 17. I am not even a Barca fan but tbh Messi was something else.. Have you watched CR7 play for Man Utd? Neymar at 15 in Santos?
His hair style tho 😂😂😂
The title is breakdown of stats yamal v messi and yet you didnt show any stats from messi. Wtffff is this clickbait bullsh*t. Didnt show one stat from messi at age 17. What a joke
STOP THE COMPARISONS WITH MESSI !!! Even back in the day, no one was comparing Messi to Maradona every day for every club match. It only took steam around the 2010 world cup when Maradona became the coach.
NO ONE WANTS ANOTHER ANSU FATI !!!
The media doing what they do best, hype him up and then destroy him with critics
VISCA BARÇA!
Messi is Messi
Best player in the history by far
we should be patient for 5-6 years for cmparison. Media will kill yamal. Yamal is a rare talent.
Stop this comparison remember even Ronaldo was fail when they compared with king Messi.
Lamine doesn't need this, and he is even putting himself there with that stupid hair and that 2 shades he wore after the Copa win. He has not been playing well lately like before, and he needs more focus than he is doing now. Yes he had two assist and all, but his overall play was below par. He should stop doing pressers and stop doing that lousy hair styles, and remain calm and cement your football prowess. You do that when I have achieved, he should learn from what happened to Ansu
it'll be at 9pm my side
Stop this madness. He’s a wonderful talent, but comparison is the thief of joy. Let Yamal be joyful and run his own course
I see more of a neymar in him than messi.Neymar with great vision and passing range.
Messi was a better dribbler easily and more explosive but he was also more raw. Lamine is more refined in his play but I feel his raw talent is below Messi.
Yamal is no where near messi level and i am a RM fan. Teams and players back then were much better and the game was not this protected. Y'all overhyping yamal too much for just 1 season. He is not even on CR7 level and wont reach that level of messi and CR7. Wait till next season when players start to kick him just like vini and watch his career crumbles. 😂😂😅😅
I dunno, when they did Messi vs Mbappe it didn't make sense either. Messi had an absolute tenacity and stone cold read of the entire pitch already at that age, something that doesn't show on goal & assist stats. He also had monster mentors like Ronaldinho, Iniesta, and Xavi to bring out the best in him. Perhaps it's better to compare Yamal to C. Ronaldo or Mbappe.
The last point was a great one. We watch Barça because it's fun to watch them! Their style of play is mesmerizing, even magical and ANYONE on their side can score BANGERS. It's a celebration of futbol and youth in it's pure form. Enjoy while you can.
Celebrate the youth and their beautiful optimism!
Comparing any player to Messi is comparing them to Maradona and Pele cause Messi is the Goat with those 2 coming real close behind him. So the bar is astronomically high for yamal or any other that wishes to be compared to the goats
Has the potential to become the next GOAT
Didn’t even check the charts today. Just know $XAI45B is climbing. 📶
the only ones that compare him to messi are madrid fans, trying to muddy the waters.
I love lamine, my favorite player, but that hairstyle is a scandal