LAMINE YAMAL will have to accept these Lionel Messi comparisons soon.  The 17-year-old star lit up his first Champions League semi-final as his superb spell diverted Barcelona from disaster —

Yamal answered back for Barcelona after Inter had scored twice without reply, and in doing so, the Spain international became the youngest player to score in a Champions League semi-final at the age of 17 years and 291 days old.

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 with expectation levels for any teenage prodigies.