In view of relentless, undiluted praise, Barcelona Manager Hansi Flick Lamine Yamal emphasized.
The teenage starlet certainly took this advice when the semi-finals of the Champions League were on Wednesday about his one-to-one duels Federico Dimarco in the semi-finals of the Champion League. Yamal was disregarded when he fell back to two early goals, and bent into a breathtaking strike when Barcelona came from behind twice to fight a Mesmeri 3: 3 draw.
Marcus Thuram achieved the fastest semi-final goal in the history of the Champions League, Denzel Dumfries Sperte in a Scherenkick and Raphhinha exceeded another amazing milestone, but the night belonged to the blonde 17-year-old.
Inter -Manager Simone Inzaghi, who had treated Yamal in the meat at first glance at Yamal, called him “a phenomenon that was born every 50”.
“We could even have won this game against a team who has a player who is difficult to stop,” twitched Inzaghi. “We started well, but they created a lot of problems: he created many problems. He is a player that I hadn’t seen live before. We had to double it.”
17 years old and a semi -finals of the Champions League …
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The admiration was not limited to those in the stadium. The striker of Manchester United, Alejandro Garnacho, landed Yamal as a “best player in the world”, while his counterpart in Manchester City, Erling Haaland, went to social media: “This type is incredible.”
Flick did his best to suppress the swelling of praise to his child prodigy. “At the age of 17 he is an incredible player and it is important for me that he continues,” the boss of Barcelona insisted before giving the exaggeration quickly.
“I think he’s something special. I often said it is a genius,” grinned Flick. “He was so important to us in the first half. He created a lot of things and scored the first goal. You know, I know everyone knows and after today that he is a fantastic player.
“He always does it in the big games. In the big games like today’s semi -finals, he shows how good he is. This is what we want and need from him. He is always there. He has to enjoy it too. I am really happy that this talent, which comes for Barcelona every 50 years, plays for Barcelona.”
Yamal on his part is not yet carried away. “I try to amuse myself, I think that’s the secret” CBS sports After becoming the latest semi -finals in the history of the Champions League. “I think of nothing and just play the football I have and try to make sure people like to watch a game. I have done nothing yet. I have a lot to do and I hope it goes on like this.”
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