Cristiano Ronaldo, leader of Portugal (left) and Lamine Yamal, leader of Spain (der.).
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Past against the future: the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo and the Spanish Lamine Yamal40 and 17 years respectively, they gave their selections the pass to the final of the Europe's League And the faces will be seen on Sunday in search of the trophy.
Munich's will be a generational duel between a player in the epilogue of his career and another who is writing the prologue. A pulse between one of the men who marked an era with Lionel Messi and another that seems destined to emulate them.
“Obviously all players have a lot of respect. It is a football legend. I will do my job, which is to win. And that's it, ”said Yamal, with the cap back, on Thursday at a press conference in which he was asked about that imminent first duel of his career against CR7.
Imitating his celebration
Yamal had just been chosen best player in the 5-4 victory over France in the semifinals, where he signed a double that ended up being decisive, as was Christian On the eve when giving the goal of victory to Portugal in 2-1 over Germany, the host of this Final Four.
After scoring his second so much to the French, who put a provisional 5-1 on the scoreboard, Yamal made a celebration that he remembered directly to one of Cristiano Ronaldo's most mythical celebrationssitting on an advertising fence and smiling.
Cristiano Ronaldo has reproduced that celebration on several occasions, even in his last stage in the Saudi Nassr, but the celebration passed the story when he made it against Atlético de Madrid in the semifinals of the Champions League In 2017.
Prodigy of precocity
To Yamal's career, which will meet next month 18 years, It is obviously much to be able to reach the Cristiano Ronaldo (137 goals for Portugal in 220 games as international), but for now his achievements and maturity impress.
It is one of the favorites to win the next gold ballthe most prestigious individual football award and that Cristiano Ronaldo took in five occasions, The first one in 2008, when I was 23.
Still with 16 years, Yamal conquered the Eurocup with Spain, a tournament that the star of Portugal on one occasion, in 2016, already with 31 years.
The precocity of the young Catalan in the football scene has gained praise in The last two yearsincluding those of Cristiano Ronaldo.
“I think he has a lot of talent and potential. We'll see what happens on his way, but I think he will get it,” said the Portuguese last September on the YouTube channel of former soccer player Rio Ferdinand.
When a Yamal-Messi?
As a player of the Barça quarry, Yamal lived as a child the years of splendor of the duels Messi-Christian in the Spanish football classics.
Will the duel on the grass between Yamal and the Albiceleste star, which is 37 years old? PThe moment will not be in the imminent Club World Cupthat Messi will play with Inter de Miami but for which Barça de Yamal did not qualify.
On the 2026 horizon the perspective of a duel appears Spain-Argentinathe Final still without date between the champions of Europe and South America. Without forgetting the World Cup of that same year, where their selections are among the highest candidates to conquer the trophy.
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