Inter’s dramatic 7-6 aggregate win over Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals this week seemed to have it all.

A product of the La Masia academy, the 17-year-old has already made 100 appearances for Barcelona ... he’s better than Messi when he was 16, 17 or 18 so that says something.

nine months and 16 days. Messi, meanwhile, made his competitive Barcelona debut at the age of 17 years, three months and 22 days old in October 2004. Advertisement “I don’t compare myself with ...

2005 — 17-year old Lionel Messi scores his 1st senior league goal for FC Barcelona in 2-0 win against Albacete Balompié, at the Spotify Camp Nou in Barcelona.

Now, Barcelona 17-year-old star will face one of the very few teams that Messi never could score against ... including for youngest scorer in La Liga, at age 16. His boom continued last summer ...

It is becoming hard to remain calm about Lamine Yamal. Barcelona’s winger is still just 17, an age where similarly precocious talents have shone before flaming out. It is best to be cautious ...

Rio Ferdinand believes Barcelona's 17-year-old wonderkid Lamine Yamal is ... as far as to compare the youngster to the iconic Lionel Messi. 'That was Messi-esque,' said Carragher.

In October 2023, he made history again by becoming the youngest goalscorer in La Liga, scoring against Granada at just 16 ... Barcelona teammate Ansu Fati was once expected to be. Before Lionel ...

Yamal was 17 years and 292 days when he played his 100th game. Messi was 20 years and 248 days. Messi made his Barcelona debut on October 16, 2004 but was not a regular until the following season.

Italian coach Fabio Capello shut down comparisons of Barcelona prodigy Lamine Yamal with Lionel Messi ahead of the Catalans facing Inter Milan in the Champions League. The two clubs are set to ...