Bukayo Saka says Lamine Yamal's exploits are "not normal" for a 17-year-old, though insists he will not compare himself to the Barcelona winger. (More Football News)
Yamal stole the show in Wednesday's 3-3 draw with Inter in their Champions League semi-final first leg, and Arsenal could meet Barcelona in the final if they can overturn a 1-0 defeat against Paris Saint-Germain.
The Spain forward levelled with a brilliant individual piece of skill against Inter, becoming the youngest-ever scorer in the last four of UEFA's top club competition.
That dominant performance in Europe marked Yamal라이브 바카라 100th appearance for Barcelona across all competitions, with only Jules Kounde (107) and Robert Lewandowski (104) playing more games for the club since his debut in April 2023.
"He's top. Doing what he's doing at his age, what can you say, it's unreal," Saka told Sky Sports. "It's not normal. No-one does it. I don't think I've seen that level of 17-year-olds, so credit to him."
Yamal is also just the second teenager to score in the last 16, quarter-final and semi-final within a single Champions League campaign, after Kylian Mbappe for Monaco in 2016-17.
The Barcelona winger's record-breaking feat came after Ousmane Dembele scored the only goal to see PSG past Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium in their semi-final first leg.
Among players in the big five European leagues, only Robert Lewandowski (40), Harry Kane (36) and Mbappe (34) have scored more goals in all competitions this season than Dembele's 33.
Saka refused to compare himself to either of those, however.
"There are quite a few top, top wingers, and they're all different with different games," he added.바카라 웹사이트"I have respect for them all. These guys are top players and I don't have a bad word to say about them.
"When they're not playing against me, I love watching them play.바카라 웹사이트
"I don't like to put myself in these types of conversations, everyone has their own opinion, people will put me up there or down there. It's not in my interest to argue with them.바카라 웹사이트I just play my own games바카라 웹사이트and leave it to people to have their own opinions."
Arsenal are out of the Premier League title race after Liverpool were crowned as champions with last Sunday's 5-1 thrashing of Tottenham.
Mikel Arteta's side host Bournemouth on Saturday, aiming to extend their three-point lead over third-place바카라 웹사이트Manchester City, before Wednesday's visit to PSG for the second leg.
"You can't assess the season until it's finished," Saka바카라 웹사이트added.바카라 웹사이트"We're disappointed the league has gone to Liverpool, and we know where we slipped up.
"The season isn't over; [we have a] massive game next week and the opportunity to be in the Champions League final.
"We can't think about that yet, though. We need to think about the semi-final to get there, Bournemouth first and then to Paris next week to turn it around."
That is Saka's primary concern, despite his own aspirations of claiming the Ballon d'Or, along with the likes of Dembele, Mohamed Salah and Yamal from his right-wing challengers.
"Of course,바카라 웹사이트it's a dream," he said.바카라 웹사이트"I think it's a lot of players' dreams. But like I said, the only thing you can바카라 웹사이트focus on right now is winning here [at Arsenal]. Everything바카라 웹사이트else will come바카라 웹사이트after."
