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Yamal conjures up Messi memories for Barcelona fans
The Statesman
|January 17, 2025
When Lamine Yamal glided past two Real Madrid defenders before coolly tucking the ball just inside the post, it was hard not to get a shiver that Lionel Messi was back in a Barcelona jersey.
He still wears dental braces, but Barcelona's teenage phenomenon has emerged as opponents' No. 1 problem thanks to his speed, creativity, and gorgeous goals from Messi's old spot on the right flank.
Yamal has run amok in back-to-back five-goal blowouts for Barcelona. He led their humiliation of archrivals Real Madrid 5-2 in the Spanish Super Cup final last weekend and helped demolish Real Betis 5-1 in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday.
Yet, beyond the goals, it is his grace with the ball that is conjuring up comparisons to one of Barcelona's greatest players. Yamal, like Messi, makes it look so easy as he flicks past defenders who always seem just one, or two, steps too slow. They also share an incredible scoring touch with their left foot, whether scoring powerful strikes from distance or applying a finesse finish amid traffic as Yamal did against Real Madrid on Sunday.
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