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Leaving Montjuic with a 3-3 draw, coach Simone Inzaghi said regretfully that his Inter team should have won. However, Lamine Yamal ruined the Nerazzurri's dream with a superb performance.
"We started well, but Barca caused a lot of problems. Yamal caused a lot of problems," said the Italian coach. "He is a type of player I have never seen before, a phenomenon that only appears every 50 years. We made some adjustments to deal with Yamal, but it was not easy. He really impressed me."
On Tuesday night, Barca had a terrible time, seemingly about to fall out of the Champions League. However, Yamal appeared to rescue, keeping the dream of reaching the final after 10 years intact.
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Lamine Yamal's stunning goal in the 24th minute stunned Inter. |
Look, in the 24th minute, Yamal beats Marcus Thuram to keep the ball, then leaves the tall opponent behind. He shakes away Henrikh Mkhitaryan and enters the Inter penalty area.
While the Nerazzurri defenders were contemplating how to stop it, Yamal flicked the ball into the top corner. It had been a long time since football had become more complex and defensive structures were set to a new standard that this type of goal had been achieved by a 17-year-old Barcelona player.
Perhaps only Lionel Messi can do the same. Not with Inter, though. Fifteen years ago Inter met Barca in the Champions League semi-final, then put up a solid defense and killed the Blaugrana on the counter-attack. That day Messi's team lost to the Italians, and La Pulga himself failed to score.
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Yamal celebrated his 100th appearance for Barca in the most spectacular way. |
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Yamal's impressive statistics after the first 100 matches of his career. |
Now Inzaghi plays the same tactic, with even sharper counter-attacks. But they cannot walk away with a win because Yamal is a phenomenon, as Inzaghi says. Yamal’s goal lifted the spirits, inspired Barca, and his immense impact left Inter confused, constantly reeling from threats.
On another day, Yamal would have had at least a hat-trick, hitting the crossbar twice at the end of each half. If that had happened, his 100th appearance for Barca would have been brilliant. But the 17-year-old has made an astonishing mark that even superstars like Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo cannot better.
Yamal has scored 22 goals and provided 33 assists in his first 100 career games so far. At the same age, Messi has scored just 1 goal in 9 appearances, while Ronaldo has 5 goals and 4 assists in 19 appearances. In addition, the goal against Inter was also Yamal's 15th goal this season, in addition to 20 other assists.
The season is not over yet and Barca's talent will continue to add to the record books, as well as bring many other unbelievable moments. Simply put, he is a phenomenon that only appears once every half century in the world of football.
Source: https://tienphong.vn/lamine-yamal-hien-tuong-50-nam-moi-co-mot-lan-post1738746.tpo
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