Barcelona star receives fresh Ballon d’Or shouts after moment of magic vs Espanyol | OneFootball

Barcelona star Lamine Yamal has on Thursday evening seen his name pushed to the fore in the conversation surrounding the next Ballon d’Or once more.

This comes owing to the youngster’s exploits during Barcelona’s latest outing.

The Blaugrana are of course currently locked in action, in a La Liga meeting with city neighbours Espanyol.

Hansi Flick’s troops headed into the matchup in the knowledge that an eventual three-point haul would see them officially crowned Spanish champions for 2024/25.

And after a frustrating opening 45 minutes, it was the aforementioned Lamine who conjured up the moment of individual quality required to set Barca on their way to as much.

After picking up the ball on the right flank, the Spanish international cut inside onto his trusty left foot, before picking out the far top corner courtesy of a stunning strike.

And such excellence has since given rise to a fresh round of calls for Lamine to be named world football’s very best player.

At just 17 years of age, the attacker has been widely tipped to beat out competition from the likes of teammate Raphinha to lift the 2025 Ballon d’Or.

Conor Laird – GSFN