Manchester United icon Rio Ferdinand has lavished praise on Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal after the young star’s stellar performance in his side’s 3-3 UEFA Champions League draw against Inter Milan on Wednesday.
Ferdinand, speaking highly of the 17-year-old, claimed that Yamal is head and shoulders above any player in the top five leagues worldwide. The former England defender believes that the Spanish international is currently the best player in the world, hailing his exceptional talent.
Following the match, Ferdinand took to Twitter on X, stating: “As a pure football talent, I’m going as far as to say I think Lamine Yamal is on another level to any player playing the game in the top [five] leagues in world football.”
LMSINT MEDIA reports that Inter Milan initially surged to a two-goal lead in the first half of the Champions League semi-final first leg against Barcelona. Marcus Thuram opened the scoring just 60 seconds into the match, and Denzel Dumfries extended their lead with a magnificent overhead kick.
However, Yamal got one back for Barcelona, and soon after, Ferran Torres made a well-timed run to equalize before the break. Inter regained the lead through Dumfries’ header off a corner kick, but Raphinha’s long-range effort, which took a deflection off Yann Sommer, brought the match back to a draw.
The return leg of the tie will be played next week at San Siro.
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