"Barcelona star Lamine Yamal is set to come up against Lionel Messi for the very first time on the pitch when Spain take on Argentina in the Finalissima. The game between the reigning European champions and the South American champions has finally been confirmed and will take place on March 27 at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar. Argentina are the current holders after beating Italy the last time the match was played back in 2022."
"Yamal has spoken about the comparisons again recently and says Messi knows that he wants to be his own player. "I respect him, in the end for what's he's been, for what he is to football, and if we ever meet on a pitch, there will be that mutual respect because we are players and because, for me, he's the best in history," he said."
Spain will face Argentina in the Finalissima on March 27 at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar. Argentina are the current holders after beating Italy when the match was last played in 2022. The fixture will mark Lamine Yamal's first on-pitch meeting with Lionel Messi. Yamal has inherited the No. 10 shirt at Barcelona and has regularly faced comparisons to Messi. Yamal says there is mutual respect between them and that he wants to be his own player rather than emulate Messi. The two met as a baby for a viral calendar photoshoot but have not played against each other yet.
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