Lamine Yamal ready for Nations League showdown with 'football legend' Cristiano Ronaldo - with Spain's teenage wonderkid out to dash trophy dreams of Portuguese GOAT

Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo made a decisive contribution for his country as they battled past Germany in the Nations League semi-finals. Yamal then starred for European champions Spain in their nine-goal thriller with France.

An all-time great and potential Golden Ball winner of the future are now preparing to lock horns at the Allianz Arena in Munich on Sunday as more major silverware comes up for grabs.

Yamal has said of facing CR7, with the Barcelona youngster having already won three trophies at club level in 2024-25: "He's a football legend. I, like all the players, have huge respect for Cristiano. I will do my job, which is to try to win, and that's it."

Spain boss Luis de la Fuente is also looking forward to facing Ronaldo and Co, admitting that a clash with Portugal "could be a World Cup final". He said: "We're playing against one of the greats: Cristiano Ronaldo. Just his name stands out - I have limitless admiration for him. It's really great to see a player at his age keep playing and be as fit as he is. I admire him very much."

Ronaldo is showing no sign of slowing down at 40 years of age, as he sees a move away from Saudi Pro League Al-Nassr speculated on, while Yamal is preparing to sign a lucrative new contract at Barcelona when he turns 18 in July.