Barcelona & Spain wonderkid Lamine Yamal earns ‘mini-Messi’ nickname after inflicting World Cup injury on Portugal full-back Nuno Mendes with ‘dribbling tricks’
Goal | 07.07.2026 22:26
Discussing the player's impact, Vidic stated via A Bola: “This lad is wonderful and special; he’s a ‘Mini Messi’ in my opinion - that’s what I call him. He made him run down the wing several times with his dribbling tricks and ended up injuring Nuno Mendes on one of those runs.” The comparison serves as high praise, linking the La Masia graduate to the club icon who defined an era at Camp Nou.
