'Lamine Yamal could be the best teenager in 50 years!' - Gary Neville hails Barcelona superstar despite Champions League semi-final heartbreak

Yamal was on the losing side in the Champions League semi-finals, as Inter Milan progressed to the showpiece, but the 17-year-old's contribution in the competition has seen pundits debate whether he is one of the best teenagers of all time.

Yamal scored five goals and registered four assists in 13 Champions League games this season, and also played a key role in Spain's Euro 2024 triumph, laying on four assists and scoring once. Having done that at the age of 16, Neville believes the winger has already marked himself out as the finest wonderkid of the last half-century.

Neville said on Stick to Football: "I think Yamal could be the best teenager we've seen in the last 30, 40, 50 years. To win the Euros with Spain last year, to do what he's doing now, 100 games by 17, winning the Euros..."

After some debate, Neville continued: "He's got 100 games under his belt, he's won a Euros, played at 16 in a European Championship, I don't think there's anybody who's had that impact in the last 30, 40 years as a teenager. I can't think of anybody."

Barcelona play Real Madrid in a huge La Liga encounter this weekend. Barca are four points clear at the top of the table, so a win is much-needed for Hansi Flick's side.