Lamine Yamal's impressive performances for Barcelona amplified by surprising statistics

Lamine Yamal is undoubtedly one of the most important artists of Barcelona in recent weeks, because it is rather remarkable considering that he is only 16 years old. Despite his youth, he has started all of the Catalans' last five games, and has often played the full 90 minutes during these games.

His dribbling ability and attacking threat was very impressive, and to top it off, he ranked highly in a rather surprising statistic: ball recovery. MD say he has posted 26 in the last five games, with only Frenkie de Jong (35) and Ilkay Gundogan (31) having registered more in this period.

There is no doubt that Lamine Yamal has the potential to be a world-class player, and he is already on his way to that level. He's already shown it, though Barcelona and head coach Xavi Hernandez must be wary of overwork in the coming weeks, even despite his ongoing injury crisis.