Teenage superstar Lamine Yamal stars
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Portugal and Spain will contest the final of the UEFA Nations League on Sunday, with the match taking place at the Allianz Arena. Both teams are aiming to win the competition for the second time –
The 17-year-old was at his rampant best in Spain's 5-4 win vs France — but it was his second goal that gave a glimpse of how unusual he is
The final in Munich has been framed as a showdown between veteran Ronaldo, 40, one of the game's biggest names, and 17-year-old Yamal, the most exciting young talent in world football. Ronaldo scored the winner to send Portugal past Germany into the final and Yamal was named man-of-the-match after bagging a brace in Spain's wild 5-4 semi-final win over France.
Cristiano Ronaldo got brutally honest on the meteoric rise of Barcelona star Lamine Yamal ahead of Spain vs Portugal.
Lamine Yamal's record at 17 years, 10 months and 24 days old has been compared to that of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi's when they were his age.
Yamal is a contender to become the youngest ever Ballon d’Or winner thanks to his starring role in Barcelona’s La Liga, Copa del Rey, Supercopa de España domestic treble. But
France head coach Didier Deschamps has given his full backing to Ousmane Dembélé for the Ballon d'Or, ahead of his side's UEFA Nations League semifinal with a Spain side featuring another leading contender for the award, Lamine Yamal.