After the goals of Yamal for Barcelona, Thuram spoke in their 3-3 draw last night for their semi-final of the Champions League.
Asked: “Is Yamal the best in the world?”, Thuram, interviewed by Canal+, was Bot: “I don't think so.
“The best player in the world is French, and the second best too. They are Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé. Yamal is perhaps the third.”
Maybe you need eleven players to stop him!
In the performance of Yamal, however, Thuram also said: “I encouraged Dimarco (Fede), I told him it was normal for Yamal to score in, that he would have done it, whatever happened, but that we should not give up and stay him.
“You can't stop such players alone; you only stop them as a team. Marks him double? Maybe with eleven players …”