"No one can stop him": the world at the feet of Lamine Yamal

Barcelona17 years and 10 months old. Lamine Yamal is already, undisputedly, the player of the moment. The young Barça star—who yesterday played his 100th game with the Barça first team—crowned another exhibition in his first Champions League semi-final. The player from Rocafonda revived a Barça side that had made life difficult for itself in the 20th minute, trailing 2-0. The match left the international scene at his feet.

This morning, the sports press around the world had names and surnames: they all highlighted the Catalan's performance. "In the style of Messi, no one can stop him," says the Italian press, which saw how yesterday the winger repeatedly outplayed all of Inter Milan's players. "The best 17-year-old player in the world dribbles like he's in the park with his friends [...]. Anything can come of that left foot," they state. The Sports GazetteIn Germany, the Picture He describes his game as "exceptional" and assures that "he single-handedly brought Barça back into the game." As for the English-speaking press, The Guardian He emphasizes that Lamine Yamal is a "phenomenon" and echoes the coach's words. Nerazzurri Simone Inzaghi: "A talent like that is only born every 50 years"

After the match, former Barça star Thierry Henry also heaped praise on the Barça star. "I haven't done anything yet, I can give more," Lamine responded to his questions. In fact, the former player even asked him for his son's shirt for next week's Clásico. The Maresme native agreed on one condition: "If you give me one of yours." "It's a pleasure to watch you play and see how you understand the game," concluded the Frenchman Henry.

Rain of adjectives

As for the national press, on the front page, ARA describes Lamine Yamal's performance as "excellent." The DeportivoOn the front page, it says that the winger "wowed with a superb performance." "He has established himself as a world star," it says. Sports World, while theSport It opens with "With Lamine, anything is possible."

Barça will now have to travel to Milan with the tie completely tied. However, if one thing is clear, it's that the young star from Mataró is already the lord and master of all the spotlight.