Nigerian rapper, Tochukwu Ojogwu, Aka Odumodublvck, believes Barcelona teenage soccer star Lamine Yamal is a better player than Argentine legend Lionel Messi.
He claimed in reaction to Yamal’s impressive display in Barcelona’s epic El Clasico victory over Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final.
Yamal provided two assists as Barca beat Madrid 3-2 to lift the King’s Cup on Saturday night.
Hailing the 17-year-old Spanish winger’s stellar performance, Odumodublvck claimed he was better than Barca legend Messi.
He argued that Messi didn’t achieve much as a teenager compared to Yamal.
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On his X handle, Odumodublvck wrote, “Yamal is better than Lionel Messi. Na me, Kala talk am.
“At 17, Messi was not touching this [Yamal’s] level. I saw him live. I saw him, you cannot whine me. Nobody can whine me.”
Lamine Yamal has scored six LaLiga goals this season, whilst he also ranks first for LaLiga assists this season, having created 12 goals for his team-mates. He has amassed three yellow cards.
It was versus Atlético Madrid on March 16 when Yamal last scored, netting in a 4-2 win. His opening goal of the campaign came in the 2-1 victory against Athletic Club on August 24.
Next up in the league for Barcelona is a trip to Real Valladolid on May 3.
In last season’s LaLiga, Yamal played in 37 games for Barcelona, scored five goals and provided five assists.
Before moving to Barcelona in April 2023, Yamal made three league appearances in total at Barcelona II.
The attacker debuted in a LaLiga fixture for Barcelona on April 29, 2023 as a substitute versus Real Betis aged 15 years and 290 days. In his LaLiga career overall, he has played 68 times in the competition, with 11 goals scored and 17 assists.
