Lamine Yamal and his 14 seconds Messi-like magic

You wonder what ran through the top of Alaves three minutes after the sport against Barcelona against Barcelona in Montjuic.

Lamine Yamal, the player who had commissioned Sanchez to Mark for the following 87 minutes of his life, had practically drove his first participation of the sport past him.

Sanchez could be forgiven that he may very well be for an extended afternoon.

In a way, Alaves might be satisfied with the best way they contain Barcelona as a complete. The Catalans achieved a shabby 1-0 win against a relegation battling team in a must-win game after Real Madrid lost to Espanyol the night before. Hansi Flick's team at the moment are 4 points behind their foremost competitors at La Liga, and the title race 2024-25 feels more alive in February than ever before.

A packed game list on Madrid's side, including a two-legged Champions League play against Manchester City on February eleventh and nineteenth, could also make Barca, which can undergo the sixteenth round in March.

But weeks and perhaps months will pass, and Yamal's outrageous solo run will linger within the minds of the people present.

It's nothing latest, fans each time Yamal gets football and louder when he slid to the opponent after the opponent.

– Laliga English (@laligaen) February 2, 2025

It is typically easy to forget that Lamine Yamal is just 17 years old.

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Let us return to the start of this extraordinary step.

Yamal took possession on the proper, its comfort zone, but in Barcelona's half of the sector. Sanchez pressed him immediately, however the teenager modified the ball within the direction he got here in and immediately photographed his initial opponent.

After disarming Sanchez with a shoulder enemy and a dribble on his left foot, Alaves' left -wing Tomas Conechny was waiting to double the Spanish international child prodigy.

The 17-year-old protected the ball after which broke past each players and cut towards a central area.

Sanchez admitted a defeat at the moment and returned to his role, but Conechny decided to follow Yamal and check out to grab his arm.

More backup was required.

The attacking midfielder Jon Guridi now tried to achieve Yamal, however the latter already worked in a distinct course.

Antonio Blanco, one among the visitor's midfielder, tried to step in Yamal, but a brief left foot film meant that the tackle was useless. Yamal continued to maneuver forward.

Now Conechny was back for the second round and this time tried to perform a merciless sliding stack. In a part of his peripheral perspective, the Barca winger saw him coming and quickly switched his ball to his right foot – and sent out Conechny for tapas.

Those within the Montjuic stands loved it every second and never wanted the run to the top.

Guridi and Blanco now tried to bring Yamal down again, but failed again.

Anders Guevara von Alaves' other holding midfielder, Anders Guevara, was now on Yamals and introduced himself to his luck, but with so many players who were now pushing around him, Yamal decided to make his teammate Raphinha in loads of space Find out on the left.

With a Trivela pass.

Raphinha made a shot on the goal, which was played far, although only a couple of really took care of it within the stadium. The fans were still roaring to Yamal and made the style of comparisons of their heads with previous Barcelona greats, which the managers understandably are inclined to play down for fear of igniting the hype. But Yamal shouldn’t be an strange talent.

“Lamine is already one of the best players in the world to be honest,” said Alaves Sanchez in an interview with the Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo. And that was before yesterday's game.

In an identical way one can find it in an interview with Italian La Gazzetta Dello Sport Last week.

“For me, they’re the 2 biggest talents that I saw in my life, each (Kenan) Yildiz (with Szczesny's former club Juventus) and Yamal. They are very different since it is technically absurd. Yildiz is physically stronger. He is already physically ready. But technically speaking is lamine … it's so impressive. So it is de facto difficult to make a comparison, but they’re two extraordinary talents and, in my view, each will do big things. “

Yamals appearance on Sunday went beyond his breathtaking run. According to Opta, he tried 20 Drippbles and took 11 of them and has reached a footballer in Barcelona probably the most for the reason that 2005/06 season.

Advice times, whose record he agreed …

Yes, it was Lionel Messi, 2006-07 against Mallorca. That day he tried 20 dribbles and accomplished 10 of them.

Yamal was also involved in the gate against Alaves, which Robert Lewandowski scored when he typed a volley of the teenager. La Liga did not count as an assist when Yamal's attempt by Alaves defender Nahuel Tenaglia before reaching Lewandowski. Doesn't matter. He still runs the league for this metric this season in 19 games.

His progress was excellent since he broke into the first team in Barcelona last season, and those near the club feel blessed to have such a talent in their hands.

In the back of the head, however, there is a silent debate on the best way to deal with Yamal. If he is so fundamental to the club's overall project at the age of 17, what's next for him? What is the best way to ensure that its development stays on the right track or to ensure that the spirit of the teenager can stay in the right place?

Last week, Flick Yamal dropped against Atalanta in the last minutes of his last league phase game in the Champions League. The teenager was visibly frustrated with the replacement because he enjoyed himself after a goal.

When he made his way to the bank, he stopped him and had a kindness to smooth things. Yamal was appointed man of the game at the time and therefore had to fulfill some media tasks. At first he did not feel in the mood to speak to broadcasters, but finally agreed to talk to the club's press officers.

It was more of a situation of heat as a situation as something with a deeper meaning for those within the changing room, but in a way reflected on how Flick Yamal wants to guard against public eye and excessive exams in the course of the press conferences.

Immediately after yesterday's victory, he was asked about Yamal's display and whether it was paying homage to other club sizes comparable to Messi and Diego Maradona.

“I'm not a fan of comparisons and all of that,” said Flick. “Lamin is a genius. I even have already said that up to now. What he did in some situations today was incredible. I’m so glad that he’s a Barca player and I need him to do that week after week.

“Again he is only 17.”