Barcelona star recreates idol Neymar’s iconic touch on NT duty | OneFootball

Barcelona star Lamine Yamal on Saturday paid a special tribute to the player whom he has long considered his footballing idol, in the form of Neymar Jr.

This came courtesy of the recreation of one of the latter’s trademark pieces of on-ball skill.

Wide-man Lamine is for his part currently locked in action on the international front, with Spain. After playing a starring role in La Roja’s back-to-back Nations League victories over England and Croatia, the 19-year-old was in from the off once again for a meeting with Czechia.

And after opening the scoring for the third game in succession, Lamine soon grabbed the headlines once more…

After the ball made its way out wide to the awaiting Barcelona man, he took it under control courtesy of a sumptuous in-air touch, on his left foot.

This is a piece of skill made famous by Blaugrana legend Neymar during his own time at the Camp Nou, with Lamine having evidently been keen to catch the attention of his idol:

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