‘A phenomenon’: Simone Inzaghi hails Lamine Yamal after his star turn against Inter

Hansi Flick calls 17-year-old ‘a genius’ after 100th outing.

Barcelona's Lamine Yamal, center, is challenged by Inter Milan's Carlos Augusto, left, and Alessandro Bastoni. Pic: AP Photo/Joan Monfort

The Inter head coach, Simone Inzaghi, called Lamine Yamal a phenomenon that only comes along every 50 years after the teenager led Barcelona’s comeback against his team at Montjuïc.

Inter led the Champions League semi-final first leg 2-0 after only 21 minutes but, on his 100th professional appearance for the club, the 17-year-old scored an outrageous goal to get Barcelona back in the game and produced a performance that suggests it is not that he will become the best player in the world – he already might be.