"That picture is truly incredible. Yamal was a baby then, and I had taken a photo with him."
Medianews.az reports that star footballer Leo Messi said this while talking about the photo taken years ago with Lamin Yamal at the "Fan Fest" event organized by FIFA.
Messi highly praised the young footballer's potential: "Life is very strange, now we are preparing to play against each other in the World Cup final. Although he is only 19 years old, he is already one of the leading players in the world.
He has a long career and the opportunity to achieve historic successes ahead. But I hope that won’t happen in the final yet. I send my best wishes to Yamal, because if he succeeds, Barcelona will also benefit from it. However, we will try not to let him show his best game in the final. Although it will be very difficult to do."
Messi stated that not only Yamal but also other players in the rival team in the DÇ-2026 final are strong: "It's not just about Yamal, Spain has many strong football players who play high-level football. We also have our own 'weapons'."
It should be noted that the images Messi took with Lamin Yamal are frequently discussed in the media.
Recall that the final match of DÇ-2026 between the Spain and Argentina national teams will start on July 19 at 23:00 Baku time.//Qafqazinfo
