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Why Lamine Yamal isn't 'the best' despite 'haven't seen Lionel Messi do that' praise for Barcelona wonderkid from Real Madrid legend

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<p>At just 17 years of age, Barcelona wonderkid <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/lamine-yamal-same-importance-lionel-messi-challenge-barcelona-teenage-wonderkid-illustrious-footsteps/blt1d281bb5cdac845e" target="_blank">Yamal is already an established senior star at domestic and international level</a>. He is a European Championship winner with Spain while boasting Kopa Trophy and Golden Boy awards on a glittering CV.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>The teen sensation is being tipped to reach the very top of the game, winning Ballons d’Or along the way as he <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/barcelona-wonderkid-lamine-yamal-explains-why-ignore-lionel-messi-comparisons/blt6610d860cf726526" target="_blank">follows in the footsteps of fellow La Masia academy graduate Messi</a>. There are, however, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/why-barcelona-wonderkid-lamine-yamal-cant-be-compared-lionel-messi-another-13-years/blt8ffbaeff9724aafa" target="_blank">areas of his game that he can improve</a> while heading down that path.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Blancos icon Guti admits as much, telling <a href="https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/real-madrid/20250404/1002438702/guti-pasa-revista-ilusion-cule-lamine-mejor-laporta.html " target="_blank"><em>Mundo Deportivo</em></a> when asked to assess the hottest of prospects: "He's light years ahead of what I did. The best? What does being the best mean? Being the best means being the best every single match, and he's not the best every single match.</p><p>"It happens to him like Kylian [Mbappe], like Vinicius [Junior]... He has a tremendous talent, and we often talk about how he doesn't score, but the fact is that with the passes he makes, he decides the game. He's a player who decides the game with one play."</p>

WHAT GUTI SAID

<p>Guti added on the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/lionel-messi-explains-why-lamine-yamal-comparisons-argentine-goat-barcelona-wonderkid/blt4880f886d29e8db6" target="_blank">comparisons being made between Yamal and a certain Argentine GOAT</a>: "I haven't seen Messi do that at that age. He's in the First Division and is a second-year youth player. He's a kid who is currently Barcelona's benchmark."</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>That talent is allowing Yamal to <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/would-lamine-yamal-barcelona-dream-team-lionel-messi-thierry-henry-xavi-andres-iniesta-gerard-pique-bold-statement-teenage-wonderkid/bltb858628b4aae5689" target="_blank">thrive in a Barca side that continues to chase down</a> La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League titles in 2025. He will also be hoping to grace the 2026 World Cup finals next summer and illuminate the grandest of sporting spectacles.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR LAMINE YAMAL?

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Lamine Yamal has been told why he is not &quot;the best&quot; despite earning &quot;haven&apos;t seen Lionel Messi do that&quot; praise from Real Madrid legend Guti.

Why Lamine Yamal isn&apos;t &apos;the best&apos; despite &apos;haven&apos;t seen Lionel Messi do that&apos; praise for Barcelona wonderkid from Real Madrid legend

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