Though Robert Lewandowski was the primary differentiator in Barcelona’s slim win over Deportivo Alaves, it was Lamine Yamal who stole the present.
The younger Barcelona ahead was merely mesmerising to observe as he saved dribbling previous Alaves defenders at will.
The ahead created a number of possibilities by his capacity to not solely get previous defenders but additionally discover essential passes within the remaining third.
One among Yamal’s dribbles even reminded many Barcelona followers of Lionel Messi as he dribbled previous virtually half the Alaves defence.
Yamal reaches key milestone
Yamal’s ‘Messi-esque’ efficiency has been backed by statistics as nicely, because the ahead has reached a milestone that was final reached by none apart from Messi himself.
It was a Messiesque efficiency from Lamine Yamal (Picture by David Ramos/Getty Pictures)
Certainly, Opta reveals that Yamal tried a whopping 21 dribbles towards Alaves this afternoon whereas succeeding in 11 of them.
This marks the best dribble try made by any Barcelona participant since Lionel Messi again in 2007 towards Mallorca.
Curiously, Messi was in the same stage of his profession as Yamal is at Barcelona proper now – two younger attackers seeking to set up themselves as worldwide stars.
That is however the truth that Messi, in 2007, was three years older than Yamal’s present age. What Messi did after 2007, although, is what issues most and this would be the greatest process for Yamal if he needs to succeed in the identical degree.
Hansi Flick, for his half, provided a coy response when requested about Yamal and Messi comparisons after the Alaves win, however the German tactician hailed the teen as a ‘genius’.