#lamine-yamal

#lamine-yamal

Pau Cubarsi's ascent to prominence and integration as a regular in Barcelona's plans has gone somewhat under the radar because of Lamine Yamal's concurrent meteoric rise to superstardom. Despite being barely months older than his teammate, Cubarsi has not quite seen the same level of fame as Yamal has, and a lot has to do with the position he plays in. Yet, it is quite widely accepted and understood that the teenager is now the pillar of Barcelona's defence and his numbers only prove the same.

Roony Bardghji produced one of his finest performances in Barcelona colours against Real Betis. Until then, he had shown flashes of unquestionable talent, but at Estadio La Cartuja, the 20-year-old winger confirmed that he is much more than just a prospect. The Swedish international not only scored a spectacular goal, but he also showed a natural connection with Lamine Yamal, indicating that he is ready to make a significant contribution in Hansi Flick's setup.

To be specific, Pedri has approached this landmark at the age of 23 years and 18 days, making him the youngest ever Barcelona player to play in 150 league matches for the club. Pedri overtakes Messi but can the record last? By doing so, Pedri has now overtaken the legendary Lionel Messi, who previously held the record of being the youngest player to achieve the feat. Messi had made his 150th La Liga appearance against Real Zaragoza back in 2010.

With the assist, as per Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona's number 10 reached an astonishing 14 goal contributions in the competition for players of 18-year-old or under, split evenly between seven goals and seven assists. This achievement makes him the most productive player in Champions League history since the tournament adopted its modern format in 1992. The figure surpasses Kylian Mbappe's long-standing record of 13 contributions, placing Yamal at the top of a list that features legendary names.

However, the Brazilian legend has no doubts that Lamine would have dribbled past him if the two had ever crossed paths on a football pitch. "[He's] Great. It would be a problem for me. Until my last day as a footballer, I never found a winger who was worse than me. They were always very fast... Lamine would have definitely dribbled past me," said Marcelo.

Valverde had the megastar Lionel Messi as the talisman of his Barcelona team in the past and now Hansi Flick's Blaugrana look up to teenage superstar Lamine Yamal to deliver the goods. As such, comparisons between the two have been doing the rounds for a while now, and Valverde gave his two cents on the same. "Time will tell. The bar is set incredibly high. Messi has arguably been the best player in the world, with incredible ambition every single day," warned Valverde.

"He's an incredible player, I'm proud of him as he progresses and develops. Barcelona and Spain have something special in him, and we must all help him learn to handle the pressure," said Rakitic.

"For me, Lamine is a great player and will be a player who will mark an era at Barça, I think, but well, in the end he spoke in a certain way, he heated up the game a bit and obviously the press jumped on him," Courtois noted. "Carva or Huijsen are in the national team and I think there's zero problem with Lamine. It's something that stays on the field and there's nothing going on off it," he further added.

"special nights are coming"

As a player he is very good, but the problem is that if in his personal life he does not behave correctly as an athlete, he will not last long. That is clear. They will not allow it.

Julien Lauren believes the Lamine Yamal situation could be "easily figured out" if both Barcelona and the Spanish FA "speak to each other" to sort it out. (1:49) Nov 17, 2025, 03:39 AM ET Barcelona are looking for reinforcements at left back, right back and on the wing, while AC Milan forward Christian Pulisic is waiting to see how the club fare this season before signing a new contract.

"I like the Barça coach, I think he's a decent person, but I heard what Luis said and I think it was blown out of proportion. De la Fuente certainly didn't mean to offend him."