After Tuesday’s showdown at Stamford Bridge, it is easy to see that football fans cannot wait to have another two-way rivalry with Estevao Willian and Lamine Yamal.
Although Chelsea’s youngster won the day with a stunning goal to help The Blues to a 3-0 win, Lamine Yamal is still ahead of Estevao in almost every single aspect of the game.
Why Lamine Yamal is Ahead of Estevao
It’s easy to be swept away by the dramatic nature of the Estevao v Lamine Yamal line drawn by the media ahead of Tuesday’s match, but it’s been like this for over 2 years for the Barcelona youngster.
First, it was Lamine Yamal vs Arda Güler. And then, for a brief period, it was going to be Lamine Yamal vs. Endrick that would dominate the Real Madrid vs. Barcelona rivalry, but as time went on, that quickly became too embarrassing to discuss.
As exciting as Estevao is right now and as promising as his future looks, Yamal has done more over the last two years.
Yamal has scored 31 goals and provided 42 assists in the last 2 years for Barcelona. He has won the La Liga title, a domestic treble, and also spearheaded the Spanish national team to a European Championship title.
Lamine Yamal came second in the Ballon d’Or rankings this year after many brilliant performances in the UEFA Champions League and La Liga last season, and he has done all this just before turning 18.
Lamine Yamal & Estevao – Style
Also, the Barcelona Gem is more of an exciting dribbler than Chelsea’s Willian. Yamal has provided more than twice the number of assists Estevao has provided despite playing at a higher level, and that is a testament to how imaginative and creative the Barcelona man is.
While Yamal is more creative, Estevao can also conjure up magical moments, as he showed against Barcelona, but the Brazilian loves taking more shots and being more effective in front of goal himself.
Despite playing fewer matches than Lamine Yamal, Estevao has scored more club career goals than the Spaniard. Estevao also has 5 goals in 11 appearances for Brazil, while Yamal has 6 in 23 caps for Spain.
Chelsea’s Willian needs more consistency at the highest level. He needs more big moments, more creativity, and effectiveness in big matches for him to reach Lamine Yamal’s current level, and he has everything he needs to achieve that.
Whatever happens to the careers of these two exciting talents, fans all around the world will be watching, and many will hope that the rivalry that started on Tuesday will carry on for years, just like with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
