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Uzone.id – Real Madrid defender, Antonio Ruediger, praised Barcelona’s young star, Lamine Yamal. Yamal is Barcelona’s new sensation. His performance at Euro 2024, which brought Spain champions, was the peak of his performance.
The 17-year-old player made one goal and four assists. Apart from winning the championship trophy for La Furia Roja, Yamal was also the best young player at Euro 2024. Yamal’s slick performance then continued with Barcelona in the 2024/2025 season. He has made 5 goals and 5 assists in 10 matches.
SofaScore noted Yamal made 82 minutes of appearances on average from 8 matches in La Liga. He has an xG of 1.81 per match, takes 3 shots per match, creates 9 golden opportunities, and as a result creates 4 goals and 5 assists. He scored one more goal in the Champions League.
For his good performance with Barcelona, Lamine Yamal won the Player of the Month title for September. That’s what earned him praise.
One of them was Ruediger, the Madrid defender who is Barcelona’s rival, who praised him. Yamal was considered to have performed extraordinarily and deserved praise.
“What Lamine Yamal did was extraordinary. You have to give him credit. He played for Barcelona at the age of 17, what he did at EURO,” Ruediger told Mundo Deportivo.
“I hope he stays healthy, he has a brilliant future. What he did was quite terrible,” he said.
Apart from Rudiger, Spanish football legend Marcos Senna also praised Yamal and even compared him to Brazilian star Vinicius Junior.
Lamine Yamal and Vinicius Junior both had impressive starts to the season, but Senna openly admitted that he has a preference for Yamal for a few reasons. At just 17 years old, Yamal has become one of Barcelona’s standout players.
His contributions have been crucial in helping the Blaugrana take the top spot in the Spanish League standings. After a tough loss, Yamal also played a key role in their decisive victory on the second matchday of the Champions League, showcasing his talent and importance to the team.
Meanwhile, Vinicius Junior scored three goals and seven assists in 11 Real Madrid matches. This Brazilian football star led Madrid to win the European Super Cup and went undefeated in La Liga even though he is now ranked second in the standings behind Barcelona.
Senna, a former Villarreal and Spanish national team player, thinks Lamine Yamal is superior to Vinicius because he has a game similar to Lionel Messi. Meanwhile, Vinicius is better with his speed.
“They are both great, but I like Lamine better. The reason is that he has speed,” said the 2008 European Cup winner, as reported by Mundo Deportivo.
“Before I was asked who I would prefer, Messi or Cristiano, I always preferred Messi because of that, because of his pace. He has more influence in the game, more variety in his passes… and other things.”
“Vinicius sometimes makes crazy passes. The other day, he set up Rodrygo in the game against Espanyol, which looked like a Modric pass.”
“However, Lamine strikes the ball better, and in one situation, he is more interesting. If he had Vinicius’ speed then he would be the perfect dribbler,” Senna added.
PSG wants to make the Barcelona star the most expensive player in football history!
French Giant, PSG even admitted that they admire Barcelona player Lamine Yamal and want to bring him to the French capital. PSG led by former Barcelona coach, Luis Enrique, is in the process of building a squad for the future.
Having changed their transfer policy since the departure of Neymar, Lionel Messi and more recently Kylian Mbappe from the Parc des Princes, the Ligue 1 champions are now focusing on young talent.
PSG have signed some of Europe’s most sought-after young talents in recent transfer windows, including Joao Neves from Benfica and Bradley Barcola from Lyon. Nasser Al-Khelaifi is determined to guide the club in a new direction that will hopefully lead to great success in Europe.
According to the latest report from Fichajes, the next name on the French giant’s wish list is Yamal. The forward’s contract at the Nou Camp expires in 2026, but Barcelona president Joan Laporta is seeking to extend it.
However, if no deal is reached, PSG will test the resilience of their Spanish rivals with a bid that, if accepted, would make Yamal the ‘most expensive player in football history’.
