Lamine Yamal deserves to win the Golden Ball, aiming for a great record

Last night, Lamine Yamal shone again when he contributed a goal to help Barcelona win 2-0 against Espanyol. This result helped Los Blaugrana win the La Liga championship 2 rounds early.

Yamal leads the race for the Golden Ball according to Score 90's prediction (Photo: Score 90).

After this achievement, Yamal has a huge "fortune" of titles at the age of 17. He has won 2 La Liga championships (equal to C. Ronaldo), 1 Spanish King's Cup and 1 Spanish Super Cup. In addition, he also won Euro 2024 with the Spanish team.

Yamal's top performances this season (especially against Real Madrid and Inter Milan) have made him a strong candidate for the Ballon d'Or. Diario Sport commented: "Yamal deserves to be a strong candidate for the 2025 Ballon d'Or even if Barcelona are eliminated from the Champions League."

Score 90 has released a list of candidates for the Golden Ball (self-assessed according to its own criteria). Yamal is at the top of the list, ahead of PSG striker Ousmane Dembele.

Super agent Jorge Mendes, Yamal's representative, did not hesitate to declare: "The boy is more than worthy of winning the Golden Ball. One thing is clear, Yamal is the best player in the world at the moment."

Similarly, veteran coach Fabio Capello and Chelsea striker Cole Palmer both agree that Yamal is the best player in the world.

Even though Barcelona failed to win the Champions League (the biggest trophy, possibly the most important criterion in the Ballon d'Or), Yamal's performance in this tournament was outstanding.

Lamine Yamal could become the youngest player in history to win the Ballon d'Or (Photo: YouTube).

Since the beginning of the tournament, Yamal has scored 5 goals and had 3 assists in the Champions League. In particular, this player shined in the match against Inter Milan (Barcelona lost 6-7). To the point that coach Inzaghi admitted to using 3 players to stop Yamal. Meanwhile, many Inter players like Bastoni also bowed to the talent of this prodigy.

In all competitions, Yamal has scored 17 goals and provided 16 assists. Clearly, his talent is far beyond that of a 17-year-old. At this age, few players can do what Yamal can (perhaps only the King of Football, Pele). Messi, at the same age, was just starting to make his way to the Barcelona first team, while C. Ronaldo was still training at the Sporting Lisbon youth team.

The record for the youngest player to win the Ballon d'Or is held by former Brazilian Ronaldo at 21 years and 95 days. Now, Yamal is only 17 years old. He has a great chance to break this record. Yamal's magical feet will make many defenders struggle to defend.

History is opening its doors for Yamal…

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