Barcelona seemed to have a not-so-difficult match against Inter in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final at home. However, two quick goals from Marcus Thuram and Denzel Dumfries left the Lluis Companys audience speechless.
While Barca are in the worst situation, their familiar name playing their hero this season has appeared, Lamine Yamal. Not only scoring, the 17-year-old's performance has given the entire Inter squad a day of overwork. After the match, the captain Simone Inzaghi of the away team admitted that he always tried to arrange 3 people to accompany Lamine Yamal.
Yamal's goal to reduce the gap to 1-2 was very meaningful. It came at a time when fear began to cover the home team when they lost 2 goals "accidentally" very early. If the score of 0-2 was kept unchanged until the end of the first half, it is uncertain whether the home team could have overturned in the second half.
Not only shortened the gap for the home team at sensitive, Yamal also scored in a very satisfied way. The striker's close -up made the goalkeeper Yan Sommer of Inter seemed dumbfounded. The ball went into the far corner, beat the edge of the vertical column and then went straight to the net in the stunnings of the host players themselves.
That goal came from a dribble overcoming the obstacles of 3 Inter players from Yamal. The young star's elegance and outstanding technique make it impossible for Inter's famous central defenders to cope.
This is Lamine Yamal's 100th starting match for Barcelona. He became the second youngest player to ever start in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals (17 years, 291 days), after Schalke 04's Julian Draxler in the match against Man United in 2011. Yamal has now scored 22 goals and provided 33 assists since his Barcelona debut. Before the match against Inter, Yamal had a double in the Copa Del Rey final, helping Barca defeat rival Real Madrid, thereby enhancing this title for the 32nd time.
Lamine Yamal's goal against Inter Milan reminded fans of the young star's goal in Spain's win over France at EURO 2024. It was still a skillful left leg, painting a beautiful curve that made the fans in the stands explode with emotion. In the most difficult or deadlocked moments, Barcelona and the Spanish national team always look forward to such special moments from Yamal.
Remember that Lamine Yamal is not yet 18 years old and the road ahead is still a long way off. Barca fans have begun to compare the Spanish star with legend Lionel Messi. At 17, Yamal is doing more than Messi has ever had.
However, to reach Messi's highest level, Yamal has to improve every season. Not only that, he also has to maintain this excellence for the next 10 - 15 years to be able to approach the level of El Pulga.
