“No One Wants to Take the Risk”

Aymeric Laporte stated that Lamine Yamal has reached a level where defenders approach him with extreme caution.

According to Laporte, hardly any defender is willing to challenge him openly in one-on-one situations.

Messi Comparison

The defender added that the current attitude toward Yamal resembles how teams used to defend against Lionel Messi.

Collective Defensive Approach

Rather than relying on individual duels, opponents now prefer collective defensive strategies to neutralize such a threat.