Champions League | ‘And then Yamal arrives..’ : World Cup winner Thierry Henry hails Lamine Yamal amid comparisons with Messi and Ronaldo | Football News
As Barcelona played a 3-3 draw against Inter-Milan in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final at Olympic Stadium, 17-year-old Lamine Yamal became the youngest player to score a goal in a Champions League semi-final with his opening goal for the Spanish’s side’s come from behind show in the semi-final. With Barcelona trailing by two goals in the match, Yamal scored the first goal in the team’s 3-3 draw to create history. Former France striker and World Cup winner Thierry Henry has showered praise on the young Spanish international and terming him as the next best player in the football world and even better than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. “We can talk about a lot of guys who are supposed to be on the throne and whatnot. But one thing that amazes me about football is that you always think there is no way someone is going to be better – or might be better – than Messi and (Cristiano) Ronaldo. Or in my time, Pele or (Diego) Maradona… And then Yamal arrives,” …
