Champions League: Lamine Yamal reacts to comparisons with Messi ahead of Barcelona vs Inter

• Lamine Yamal is being compared with the legendary Lionel Messi up of Barcelona's clash with Inter Milan
• The Catalan giants volition invited the Italian broadside to the Camp Nou connected Wednesday nighttime for their Champions League semi-final first-leg clash
• Yamal, who is acceptable to gain his 100th headdress for the Spanish club, is being tipped arsenic the subordinate who tin get the occupation done

Exciting Barcelona youngster, Lamine Yamal, has reacted aft helium was compared with the nine Legend Lionel Messi.

The Catalan giants invited Inter to the Camp Nou connected Wednesday nighttime successful a highly anticipated UEFA Champions League semi-final archetypal limb clash.

At conscionable 17, Yamal has go a cardinal subordinate of the archetypal squad playing connected the close flank, wherever Messi played.

Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona attends his property league earlier a game. Photo: Javier Borrego.
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Both players were products of the club's famed younker academy, La Masia.

The past clip Barcelona reached the semi-final of the contention was successful 2015 erstwhile Messi led the onslaught from the right.

Yamal, who is present successful complaint of the position, hopes helium can pb the squad past the Italian giants.

Speaking connected the comparisons with Messi, the teen said via SuperSport:

"I don't comparison myself to him, due to the fact that I don't comparison myself to anyone -- and overmuch little with Messi."We are reasoning astir improving ourselves, each day, and connected being amended connected the adjacent day."So I don't deliberation the examination makes sense, with Messi adjacent little -- I'm going to bask myself, and beryllium myself."

He disclosed that helium admired the eighth clip Ballon d'Or winner, branding him arsenic the champion subordinate successful history.

Yamal added:

"I respect him obviously, arsenic the champion subordinate successful history, but I don't comparison myself to him."

Yamal volition marque his 100th quality for the Spanish giants if named successful the Barcelona line-up against Inter Milan astatine the Olympic Stadium, per DailyStar.

The teenage sensation played a important relation successful Barcelona's 3-2 triumph implicit fierce rivals Real Madrid successful the Copa del Rey last connected Saturday, having registered 2 assists.

He continued:

"I'm truly excited, it's my archetypal (European) semi-final, and for galore others successful the squad too," added Yamal, who said helium had nary nerves up of the game."I've not had immoderate fear, but I person information up of the crippled -- I deliberation the butterflies successful your tummy are good, each of america players person them."But fear... I near fearfulness successful the parkland successful Mataro (Yamal's hometown) a agelong clip ago."

Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona reacts during the Copa del Rey Final lucifer betwixt FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. Photo: Fran Santiago.
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Iwobi tips Barcelona to progress

Legit.ng earlier reported that Nigerian planetary Alex Iwobi has tipped Barcelona to scope the last of his season's Champions League.

The Spanish nine defeated Borussia Dortmund 5-3 connected aggregate to scope the past four, portion the Italian champions bushed German Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich 4-3 connected aggregate.

Iwobi singled retired Raphinha and Lamine Yamal arsenic 2 of the astir breathtaking wingers successful the satellite who could wounded Inter Milan.

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