Lamine Yamal tackles comparisons with Lionel Messi – “The most important thing is not to notice”

Since entering the scene as a 15-year-old towards the end of the 2022-23 season, Lamine Yamal has had to deal with comparisons between him and Lionel Messi. These have only become more frequent in recent months as he has now grown to the level of being a world class player.

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It was inevitable that Lamine Yamal would be compared to Messi as they are both left footed strikers who mainly play/play as a right winger. He himself understands this, as he told L'Equipe (via Marco).

“The most important thing is not to notice. Being compared to the best in history means that you do things well. It doesn't bother me, but I try to be me.”

Lamine Yamal also addressed the quick nature of his promotion to the Barcelona first team. He admitted that he wanted to be in the senior team as soon as possible, because that is where it would be more challenging.

“I'm a boy who doesn't like to be at a lower level because I don't like to relax or go too far. I like it every time it's more difficult. I prefer not to play, than to play everything and make it very easy.”

Barcelona They wanted to avoid comparisons, as it is understood that it only increases the pressure on Lamine Yamal. For now, it's doing incredibly well, and everyone hopes that will continue to be the case for a long time.