Lamine Yamal has experienced a meteoric rise over the past several months, becoming Barcelona’s most influential player and a serious Ballon d’Or contender. In that context, Pep Guardiola addressed the Spanish winger and the comparisons to Lionel Messi.

During a recent interview with DAZN, Guardiola was asked about Yamal and did not hesitate to praise him, placing special emphasis on his ability to read the flow of a match. “It’s surprising what everyone says, and it’s true: this kind of maturity usually comes at 24 or 25 years old,” the coach began.

“Sometimes it feels like a player with that much talent has to go all-in on every play, like every play has to be a three-pointer like (Stephen) Curry. No,” Pep explained. “He comes in and plays one-touch. ‘Now I rest for three minutes.’ The

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