UCL: Thierry Henry compares Lamine Yamal with Cristiano Ronaldo

Former France striker, Thierry Henry, has compared Barcelona teenager Lamine Yamal with Portugal captain, Cristiano Ronaldo.

Henry was providing analysis for Barca’s Champions League quarter-final second leg clash at Atletico Madrid on Tuesday.

According to him, Yamal was as “fearless” as Ronaldo, with the 18-year-old backing up his pre-match talk by opening the scoring at the Wanda Metropolitano.

Although Ferran Torres levelled the tie on aggregate, Ademola Lookman’s goal saw Barcelona eliminated.

Henry said: “This is what a young Cristiano Ronaldo used to do: he could talk boldly in interviews and back it up on the pitch.

“Yamal said he would carry Barcelona single-handedly, and barely two minutes into the game, he had already scored. But what impresses me even more is his fearlessness.”

UCL: Thierry Henry compares Lamine Yamal with Cristiano Ronaldo

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